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It's often a little harder-edged than magic realism—more often William S. Burroughs than Gabriel Garcia Marquez—but then again, it can be construed as being a subset or a superset of magic realism. — Strange Horizons, Dec '01
And, because Java shares so many attributes with C++ (which may be thought of as a superset of C), the programming knowledge required to do so is not foreign terrain to most talented crackers. — Maximum Security -- Ch 30 -- Languages, Extensions, and Security
In addition to integrating two or more security functionalities into a single device for capital and operational savings, companies can look for "superset" security offerings that encompass other network functionalities, such as WAN optimization and — ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News
It supports programming in JavaScript with HTML markup in an AJAX model, as well as Flash and Flex programming in ActionScript, a superset of JavaScript. — Latest from Computerworld
So, for instance, Windows 7 Enterprise edition will be a "superset" of Windows 7 — InternetNews.com Developer News