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<p><b>Class</b>, <b>Classes</b>, or <b>The Class</b> may refer to:
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_uses_not_otherwise_categorized">Common uses not otherwise categorized</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(biology)" title="Class (biology)">Class (biology)</a>, a taxonomic rank</li>
<li><a href="Class_(knowledge_representation)" title="Class (knowledge representation)">Class (knowledge representation)</a>, a collection of individuals or objects</li>
<li><a href="Class_(philosophy)" title="Class (philosophy)">Class (philosophy)</a>, an analytical concept used differently from such group phenomena as "types" or "kinds"</li>
<li><a href="Class_(set_theory)" title="Class (set theory)">Class (set theory)</a>, a collection of sets that can be unambiguously defined by a property that all its members share</li>
<li><a href="Hazard_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazard class">Hazard class</a>, a dangerous goods classification</li>
<li><a href="Social_class" title="Social class">Social class</a>, the hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society, usually defined by wealth and occupation</li>
<li><a href="Working_class" title="Working class">Working class</a>, can be defined by rank, income or collar</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts,_entertainment,_and_media"><span id="Arts.2C_entertainment.2C_and_media"></span>Arts, entertainment, and media</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="The_Class_(song)" title="The Class (song)">"The Class" (song)</a>, 1959 Chubby Checker song</li>
<li><a href="Character_class" title="Character class">Character class</a>, in role-playing games and other genres</li>
<li><a href="Class_95_(radio_station)" title="Class 95 (radio station)">Class 95 (radio station)</a>, a Singaporean radio channel</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films">Films</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(film)" title="Class (film)"><i>Class</i> (film)</a>, 1983 American film</li>
<li><a href="The_Class_(2007_film)" title="The Class (2007 film)"><i>The Class</i> (2007 film)</a>, 2007 Estonian film</li>
<li><a href="The_Class_(2008_film)" title="The Class (2008 film)"><i>The Class</i> (2008 film)</a>, 2008 film (<i>Entre les murs</i>)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(2016_TV_series)" title="Class (2016 TV series)"><i>Class</i> (2016 TV series)</a>, a 2016 British spinoff from <i>Doctor Who</i></li>
<li><a href="The_Class_(TV_series)" title="The Class (TV series)"><i>The Class</i> (TV series)</a>, a CBS sitcom</li>
<li><a href="Class_(2023_TV_series)" title="Class (2023 TV series)"><i>Class</i> (2023 TV series)</a>, a 2023 Indian Netflix teen drama</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3></div>
<ul><li><i><a href="Class%3A_A_Guide_Through_the_American_Status_System" title="Class: A Guide Through the American Status System">Class: A Guide Through the American Status System</a></i>, a book by Paul Fussell</li>
<li><a href="Class_(Cooper_book)" title="Class (Cooper book)"><i>Class</i> (Cooper book)</a>, a 1979 non-fiction work by Jilly Cooper</li>
<li><a href="Class_(Pacifico_novel)" title="Class (Pacifico novel)"><i>Class</i> (Pacifico novel)</a>, a 2014 novel by Francesco Pacifico</li>
<li><a href="Class_(Rosenfeld_novel)" title="Class (Rosenfeld novel)"><i>Class</i> (Rosenfeld novel)</a>, a 2017 novel by Lucinda Rosenfeld</li>
<li><a href="The_Class_(Erich_Segal_novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Class (Erich Segal novel)"><i>The Class</i> (Segal novel)</a>, a 1985 novel by Erich Segal</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Computing">Computing</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(programming)" title="Class (programming)">Class (programming)</a>, programming construct for defining an object template</li>
<li><a href="Class_(warez)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class (warez)">Class (warez)</a>, a defunct group in the warez scene</li>
<li><a href="C%2B%2B_classes" title="C++ classes">C++ classes</a>, C++ language construct for defining an object template</li>
<li><a href="Class_attribute_(HTML)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class attribute (HTML)">Class attribute (HTML)</a>, a feature of many HTML and XHTML elements</li>
<li><a href="Class_attributes_(computer_programming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class attributes (computer programming)">Class attributes (computer programming)</a>, defining the structure of a class</li>
<li><a href="Complexity_class" title="Complexity class">Complexity class</a>, a set of problems of related complexity in computational complexity theory</li>
<li><a href="Java_class_file" title="Java class file">Java class file</a>, computer file containing Java bytecode</li>
<li><a href="Pseudo-class" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudo-class">Pseudo-class</a>, cascading style sheet (CSS) construct for defining formatting</li>
<li><a href="Type_class" title="Type class">Type class</a>, a type system construct that supports polymorphism</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(education)" title="Class (education)">Class (education)</a>, a group of students attending a specific course or lesson</li>
<li>Class, a <a href="Course_(education)" title="Course (education)">course (education)</a></li>
<li>Class, a <a href="Lesson" title="Lesson">lesson</a> or course session, in education</li>
<li><a href="Classroom" title="Classroom">Classroom</a>, a room where classes are held</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law_and_government">Law and government</h2></div>
<ul><li>Class, a group of people involved in a <a href="Class_action" title="Class action">class action</a> lawsuit</li>
<li><a href="Classes_of_United_States_senators" title="Classes of United States senators">Classes of United States senators</a>, for describing the schedules of elections for Senate seats</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Class_(locomotive)" title="Class (locomotive)">Class (locomotive)</a>, a single design of a locomotive as assigned by the railroad</li>
<li><a href="Class_rating" title="Class rating">Class rating</a>, an allowance to fly aircraft of similar design</li>
<li>Classification of United States railroads:
<ul><li><a href="Class_I_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Class I railroad">Class I railroad</a></li>
<li><a href="Class_II_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Class II railroad">Class II railroad</a></li>
<li><a href="Class_III_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Class III railroad">Class III railroad</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Ship_class" title="Ship class">Ship class</a>, a group of ships of similar design</li>
<li><a href="Travel_class" title="Travel class">Travel class</a>, a quality of accommodation on public transport</li>
<li><a href="Vehicle_size_class" title="Vehicle size class">Vehicle size class</a>, a way of classifying cars</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="CLASS_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="CLASS (disambiguation)">CLASS (disambiguation)</a></li>
<li><a href="Klass_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Klass (disambiguation)">Klass (disambiguation)</a></li></ul>

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