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'''Traits''' are a type of [[abstract type]], used as a "simple conceptual model for structuring [[object oriented]] programs."[http://wwwweb.csececs.ogipdx.edu/~black/publications/TR_CSE_02-012.pdf]. Traits are similar to [[mixin]]s, but may include definitions for class methods. Traits were proposed for inclusion in [[Smalltalk]], and are found in [[Perl 6]] and [[Scala programming language|Scala]]. And "module mixins" in [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]] is like traits in some degree.

Traits have initiall been developed at the [[Software Composition Group]], University of Bern.