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hook has definition An aspect of the design deliberately added to allow other designers to add additional functionality. It does nothing in the basic version of the system, but is designed to be implemented or overridden when the system is extended or reused 2001-08-30 14:55:48.0
is similar to a slot except that a hook represents functionality that it is optional for the developer to provide when they exploit the framework
is a subtopic of 3.3 - Frameworks: Reusable Subsystems
is a subtopic of 9.2 - Principles Leading to Good Design
is part of system 2001-08-30 14:55:48.0
is a kind of subject

hook	has definition An aspect of the design deliberately added to allow other designers to add additional functionality. It does nothing in the basic version of the system, but is designed to be implemented or overridden when the system is extended or reused
	is similar to a slot except that a hook represents functionality that it is optional for the developer to provide when they exploit the framework
	is a subtopic of 3.3 - Frameworks: Reusable Subsystems
	is a subtopic of 9.2 - Principles Leading to Good Design
	is part of system
	is a kind of subject