subtyping

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|subtype||ing-form}}

Noun

1. A division into subtypes.
2. {{lb|en|programming}} A form of type [[polymorphism]] in which an [[instance]] of a [[subtype]] can be used anywhere the [[supertype]] could be used, without changing the code.

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