Class

A class is generally a group or category defined by some classification.

Class, Classes, or The Class may refer to:

• Class (taxonomy), a taxonomic rank
• Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects
• Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used differently from such group phenomena as "types" or "kinds"
• Class (set theory), a collection of sets that can be unambiguously defined by a property that all its members share
• Drug class, various pharmacological, chemical, and legal classifications of biologically active compounds
• Hazard class, a dangerous goods classification
• Social class, the hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society, usually defined by wealth and occupation

Arts, entertainment, and media

• "The Class" (song), 1959 single by Chubby Checker
• Character class, in role-playing games and other genres
• Class95, an English-language radio station in Singapore

Films

• Class (film), 1983 American comedy drama movie
• The Class (2007 film), Estonian drama movie
• The Class (2008 film), French drama movie

Television

• Class (2016 TV series), BBC science fiction drama programme, a spinoff from Doctor Who
• The Class (TV series), 2006–2007 CBS sitcom
• Class (2023 TV series), 2023 Indian Hindi-language Netflix crime drama thriller

Literature

• Class: A Guide Through the American Status System, 1983 non-fiction book by Paul Fussell
• Class (Cooper book), 1979 non-fiction book by Jilly Cooper
• Class (Pacifico novel), 2014 novel by Francesco Pacifico
• Class (Rosenfeld novel), 2017 novel by Lucinda Rosenfeld
• The Class (Segal novel), 1985 novel by Erich Segal

Computing

• Type class, a type system construct that supports polymorphism
  • Class (programming), programming construct for defining an object template
    • C++ classes, C++ language construct for defining an object template
    • Java class file, computer file containing Java bytecode
• Class attribute (HTML), a feature of many HTML and XHTML elements
  • Pseudo-class, cascading style sheet (CSS) construct for defining formatting
• Complexity class, a set of problems of related complexity in computational complexity theory
• Class (warez), a defunct group in the warez scene

Education

• Class (education), a group of students attending a specific course or lesson
• Class, a course (education)
• Class, a lesson or course session, in education
• Classroom, a room where classes are held

Law and government

• Class, a group of people involved in a class action lawsuit
• Classes of United States senators, for describing the schedules of elections for Senate seats

Transportation

• Class (locomotive), a single design of a locomotive as assigned by the railroad
• Class rating, an allowance to fly aircraft of similar design
• Railroad classes in the United States
• Ship class, a group of ships of similar design
• Travel class, a quality of accommodation on public transport
• Vehicle size class, a way of classifying cars

See also

• CLASS (disambiguation)
• Klass (disambiguation)