Table 1:
A structural comparison of object-oriented concepts between Fortran and Java [
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Object-oriented equivalent
Fortran
Java
Abstract data type (ADT)
Derived type
Class
Attribute
Component
Property
Method
Type-bound procedure
Method
Parent class
Parent type
Base class
Child class
Extend type
Subclass
Package
Module
Package
Static polymorphism
Generic interface
Overloading
Abstract method
Deferred procedure binding
Abstract
Primitive type
Intrinsic type
Primitive type