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noun
A method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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Synonyms: virtual function
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: pure virtual function
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