C++ Primer, Fifth Edition

Defined Terms

abstract base class Class that has one or more pure virtual functions. We cannot create objects of an abstract base-class type.

accessible Base class member that can be used through a derived object. Accessibility depends on the access specifier used in derivation list of the derived class and the access level of the member in the base class. For example, a public member of a class that is inherited via public inheritance is accessible to users of the derived class. A public base class member is inacceessible if the inheritance is private.

base class Class from which other classes inherit. The members of the base class become members of the derived class.

class derivation list List of base classes, each of which may have an optional ...