Abstraction
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| − | Abstraction | + | Abstraction is a term widely used in computer science to represent a number of related concepts: |
| − | + | * Most commonly this is, the mechanism and practice of reducing and factoring out details so that one can focus on a few concepts at a time. | |
| − | * Something | + | Also: |
| + | * Something (be it a class, component, idea) that is not related to a concrete instance. | ||
| + | * A simplification of something more complicated to hide unnecessary information. | ||
* The process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments. | * The process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments. | ||
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| + | == Related Information == | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstraction_(computer_science) Wikipedia Article] | ||
| + | ==See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Abstract class]] | ||
| + | * [[Stable abstractions principle]] | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 8 August 2009
Abstraction is a term widely used in computer science to represent a number of related concepts:
- Most commonly this is, the mechanism and practice of reducing and factoring out details so that one can focus on a few concepts at a time.
Also:
- Something (be it a class, component, idea) that is not related to a concrete instance.
- A simplification of something more complicated to hide unnecessary information.
- The process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments.
