Which of the following best defines the term inheritance?
A) the process by which the properties, methods, and events of one class are passed onto another class
B) the collection of a parent class along with its descendants
C) when a member variable of class A makes use of an object of type class B
D) when one class manipulates or changes objects of another class

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Inheritance is the process by which the properties, methods, and events of one class (the parent or base class) are passed onto another class (the child or derived class). This allows the child class to have access to and use the functionality of the parent class, without having to rewrite that code.

Which of the Following Best Defines the Term Inheritance