Synonym for "Class" in java language not in English language?

Whenever we talk about objects we have instances, methods : functions : behavior, member variable: state, like so many interchangeable words. but for "Class" till now i didnt see people who have used some other word. So is there any other word in java which can be used(or in use)(dont tell any English synonym) whi开发者_开发知识库ch i can use. while explaining my code.

EDIT: Dont invent looking at this question it should be in use which i might not know

The concept of class is related to 'universal' and all that logic (abstraction/universal against instantiation/particular) comes from Aristotle (derived from Plato) philosophy. The OOP seems to take concepts from that filosophy. The question for me is very relevant. Here is a link from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle#Universals_and_particulars), and if you read this resume you could understand the relations between Aristotle philosophy and OOP.

Aristotle disagreed with Plato on this point, arguing that all universals are instantiated. Aristotle argued that there are no universals that are unattached to existing things. According to Aristotle, if a universal exists, either as a particular or a relation, then there must have been, must be currently, or must be in the future, something on which the universal can be predicated. Consequently, according to Aristotle, if it is not the case that some universal can be predicated to an object that exists at some period of time, then it does not exist.

Cool ah?

I hope it helps...

Instances, methods, functions, behaviour, etc., are all English words, so I don't quite comprehend your restriction.

So, for Class: Type.

Actually, those all have slightly different meanings: A method is a function attached to a class (they are often incorrectly used interchangably), while behaviour refers at a higher level to what a function/method does.

State refers to the specific value of a variable, or of many variables combined.

To answer your question, another word for class would be object, as you said yourself.

[Edit] It appears I spoke too tongue-in-cheek. As many people have pointed out, 'object' can also refer to an instance of a class. I think your safest bet would be to use class when you mean a class, instance when you mean an instance, spade a spade etc.

Well I heard people referring to it as a blueprint (meaning that it is a definition of what kind of state and what operations an instance will provide).

I'm pretty sure that class is the best way to describe a class in Java.

It is a pretty specific idea, and any synonym will not be able to capture the full meaning of the word.

I saw many times the word Clazz used in the code to avoid the reserved word. Does that help?

Prototype?

I would suggest "Mould" to describe the role of a class

Refer to SoloLearn on google playstore.

Class is also known as Object Factory.

But FYKI, only "class" keyword is used to create a class.

Good luck