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Table of Contents

1. Cohesion
2. Coupling
3. Encapsulation
4. Inheritance
5. Supertype
6. Overriding

Cohesion

A measure of the degree to which a component (or method) has a singular purpose.

Coupling

The degree of interdependence between components.

Encapsulation

The idea that a class or component (CFC) is a cohesive bundle containing methods and properties it is responsible for.

Inheritance

Implementing a specialization relationship with another class and inheriting its functionality in a way that it can be used as is or specialized.

Supertype

The parent type that another type extends.

Overriding

Keeping the same method signature of a supertype and specializing its functionality.