CKlasse

CKlasse is a term encountered in German-language software engineering and domain modeling to designate a particular category of classes within a system. It is not a single global standard; its meaning and usage vary by project, but it commonly signals a core or cross-cutting set of classes that other components rely on.

In practice, CKlasse can indicate a base or parent class that provides shared behavior such as identity management, serialization, or lifecycle hooks, or a container for utility or domain-agnostic functionality reused across modules. It is often used in architectural diagrams and code bases to group similar objects under a common naming pattern.

Design characteristics commonly associated with CKlasse include a stable interface or contract, possible versioning separate from domain models, and a bias toward either inheritance or composition to extend CKlasse-derived types. Typical members may include an identifier, timestamps, and basic equality semantics.

Examples of naming patterns include CKlasse-Core, CKlasse-Util, or CKlasse-Entity. The exact responsibilities of a CKlasse vary by organization and language (for instance, Java or C# projects might implement it as an abstract class or interface).

Notes: CKlasse is a convention rather than a formal specification, so its meaning should be inferred from project documentation. It should not be confused with C-Klasse models in other domains (for example automotive naming) or with the generic German term Klasse meaning class.

See also: Klasse, UML class, base class, software architecture.