Glossary
- abstract base class
A class that organizes a class hierarchy or defines methods and variables that apply to descendant classes. An abstract base class does not support the creation of instances.
Related terms
class, class hierarchy, descendant class, object, method, variable
- Active Server Page (ASP)
A web server technology that Microsoft Corporation developed. ASPs support the creation of dynamic, interactive sessions. The technology contains both HTML and embedded programming code that is written in VBScript or JavaScript.
Related terms
hypertext markup language (HTML), JavaScript, VBScript (Visual Basic Script Edition), web server
Contrast with
JavaServer Page (JSP)
- aggregate expression
An expression that uses an aggregate function to produce ...
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