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In [[class (computer science)|class-based]] [[object-oriented programming language]]s, a '''leaf class''' is a class that should not be subclassed. This can be enforced either by convention, or by using a language feature such as the <code>final</code> keyword in [[Java (programming language)|javaJava]].