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However, a full and consistent application of the eigenclass model appeared first (and only) in the
[[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby programming language]].
The term ''"eigenclass"''
The term ''"eigenclass"'' has been established in <ref>{{cite book | publisher=O'Reilly Media | author=David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto | url=http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596516178/ | title=The Ruby Programming Language | isbn=978-0-596-51617-8}}</ref> replacing the previously used ''"singleton class"''
appeared around 2005 in the Ruby community.
In 2008,
Thethe term ''"eigenclass"'' has been established in an authoritative book,<ref>{{cite book | publisher=O'Reilly Media | author=David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto | url=http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596516178/ | title=The Ruby Programming Language | isbn=978-0-596-51617-8}}</ref> replacing the previously used ''"singleton class"''
(although in Ruby 1.9, the corresponding introspection method is still named <code>singleton_class</code>).