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Objects with similar definitions have been grouped and defined into classes. The act of identifying and categorizing similar objects into classes is known as classification in object-oriented modeling. In this chapter, we will examine how objects are grouped into classes and how the relationships of classes can be organized into a class hierarchy using abstraction mechanisms generalization and specialization. In addition, we will discuss the concept of superclass and subclass as a prelude to discussing generalization and specialization.
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Poo, D., Kiong, D., Ashok, S. (2008). Classification, Generalization, and Specialization. In: Object-Oriented Programming and Java. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-963-7_5
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