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In object-oriented programming, a class is a construct that is used to create instances of itself – referred to as class instances, class objects, instance objects or simply objects.

A class defines constituent members which enable its instances to have state and behavior.

Data field members ( member variables or instance variables ) enable a class instance to maintain state.

Other kinds of members, especially methods, enable the behavior of class instances.

Classes define the type of their instances.