Object-Oriented terminology

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Introduction
In computer terms, a concept that groups objects with similar characteristics is called a 'Class'. So you can create a class dogs and cats or a class animals.



Example
At a university you have a class called students. What distinguishes a student from other persons within or outside the university? On characteristic is that a student is registered for a study program. People that are not registered, will not belong to the class 'student'.