Java Glossary : delegate

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delegate: One way to handle polymorphism is for a method to fob the job off on one of several objects -- each of which has either implemented its version of the required function via extending a class or implementing an interface. To fake a callback you pass an object as a parameter that knows how to do the callback method.
callback ¤ polymorphism

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