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- Inheritance is one of the key concepts in object-oriented programming that helps in avoiding code repetition, especially where different classes have common features and all the classes belong to the same type
- Encapsulation is an object-oriented programming technique that involves binding data and functions into one unit, which is called a class. All properties and functions of the class are tightly coupled and combined in a single place.
- A visibility modifier helps to set the visibility of functions and properties to achieve encapsulation. A rule of thumb of encapsulation is to restrict those properties accessible to the outside the world and instead implement some functions to access them indirectly. Public, private, protected, ...
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