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''This article is about the computer science concept. For the sociology concept, see [[social class]].''

As in [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], the classifications of species, a '''class hierarchy''' in [[computer science]] is a classification of object types, denoting objects as the instantiations of classes (class is like a blueprint, the object is what is built from that blueprint) inter-relating the various classes by relationships such as "inherits", "extends", "is an abstraction of", "an interface definition".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.j.p.heck/Courses/JAVAcourse/ch3/s1.html |title=OOP: Class Hierarchy |website=staff.fnwi.uva.nl |access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref>

The relationships are specified in the science of object oriented design and object interface standards defined by popular use, language designers ([[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[C++]], [[Smalltalk]], [[Visual Prolog]]) and standards committees for software design like the [[Object Management Group]].

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