Definitions

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  • noun computing, Internet An object in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class.

Etymologies

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pseudo- +‎ class

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Examples

  • * Find out whether the user has been to various sites such as GMail, Facebook, Yahoo, Flickr etc. using the Javascript “visited” CSS pseudoclass hack.

    Does OpenID need to be hard? | FactoryCity 2009

  • Regarding cursor states - as ChrisB has said above, the cursor property shouldn't be set on the: hover pseudoclass as this is a bit nonsensical.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

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