reuse
reusability
Using code developed for one {application program} in another
application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries.
{Object-oriented programming} offers reusability of code via
its techniques of {inheritance} and {genericity}. {Class}
libraries with {intelligent browsers} and {application
generators} are under development to help in this process.
{Polymorphic} {functional languages} also support reusability
while retaining the benefits of {strong typing}.
See also {DRAGOON}, {National Software Reuse Directory},
{RLF}.