Analysis class is a computer science term that relates to object-oriented programming. Specifically, the analysis class is a class that represents a fairly high-level abstraction from one or more classes of a given system's design. An analysis class is employed during the analysis of data in order to probe more deeply a sub-section of the data. An analysis class enables the state of a class to be defined.

Analysis classes are typically associated with one form of object-oriented programming known as UML (Unified Modeling Language).

In UML, an analysis class focuses on the functional handling requirements of the system and avoids non-functional requirements. An analysis class is designed to consider only the germane information. Information that is peripheral to the particular analysis is not considered, even though it might be related to the task. Analysis classes function to model a system and, by modeling the system...