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open/closed principle

a computer-programming principle that states that software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension, but closed for modification
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open/closed principle

Summary

open/closed principle is a principle[1]. It draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #27 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • open/closed principle's instance of is recorded as principle[3].
  • open/closed principle's part of is recorded as SOLID[4].
  • open/closed principle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dkbcl[5].
  • open/closed principle's facet of is recorded as software development[6].
  • open/closed principle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OCP'}[7].
  • open/closed principle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 136550210[8].

Why It Matters

open/closed principle draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #27 of 126).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

software development

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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