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11.1 Naming and coding conventions ¶

We establish the following definitions:

object

An ensemble of Bash built–in values that represents an instance of a type.

class

An object that represents the definition of a type.

metaclass

A class that represents the definition of another class.

field accessor

A function used to retrieve the value of an object’s field.

field mutator

A function used to store a new value in an object’s field.

• objects conventions underscore:		The underscore syntax.
• objects conventions parameters:		Parameters naming conventions.