# has-a

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The relationship between a class and any member of that class in object-oriented computer programming.
2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).

## Etymology
From has + a.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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