Class or The Class may refer to:

Common uses not otherwise categorized

* Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects *

Class (philosophy) A class is a collection whose members either fall under a predicate or are classified by a rule. Hence, while a set can be extensionally defined only by its elements, a class has also an intensional dimension that unite its members. When the ter ...

, 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 *

Hazard class Dangerous goods, abbreviated DG, are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment. Certain dangerous goods that pose risks even when not being transported are known as hazardous materials ( syllab ...

, a dangerous goods classification * Social class, the hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society, usually defined by wealth and occupation *

Working class The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colo ...

, can be defined by rank, income or collar

Arts, entertainment, and media

* "The Class" (song), 1959 Chubby Checker song *

Character class In tabletop games and video games, a character class is a job or profession commonly used to differentiate the abilities of different game characters. In role-playing games (RPGs), character classes aggregate several abilities and aptitudes, ...

in role-playing games and other genres *

Class 95 (radio station) Class 95 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays music from the 1990s to the present day, primarily competing with Kiss92. For over 20 consecutive years, Class 95FM is the number one Engli ...

, a Singaporean radio channel

Films

* ''Class'' (film), 1983 American film * ''The Class'' (2007 film), 2007 Estonian film * ''The Class'' (2008 film), 2008 film (''Entre les murs'')

Television

* ''Class'' (2010 TV series), a 2010 British television programme, broadcast on CBBC * ''Class'' (2016 TV series), a 2016 British spinoff from ''Doctor Who'' * ''The Class'' (TV series), a CBS sitcom

Literature

*'' Class: A Guide Through the American Status System'' by Paul Fussell * ''Class'' (Pacifico novel), a 2014 novel by Francesco Pacifico * ''Class'' (Rosenfeld novel), a 2017 novel by Lucinda Rosenfeld * ''The Class'' (Segal novel), a 1985 novel by Erich Segal

Computing

Class (computer programming) In object-oriented programming, a class is an extensible program-code-template for creating objects, providing initial values for state (member variables) and implementations of behavior (member functions or methods). In many languages, the class n ...

, a fundamental concept of object-oriented programming *Class (warez), a defunct group in the warez scene *C++ classes, program-specific data types *Class attribute (HTML), a feature of many HTML and XHTML elements *Class attributes (computer programming), defining the structure of a class *Complexity class, a set of problems of related complexity in computational complexity theory *Java class file, the interpretable bytecode of a compiled Java program *Pseudo-class, in cascading style sheets *Type class, a type system construct that supports polymorphism

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 *Classification of United States railroads: **Class I railroad **Class II railroad **Class III railroad *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