noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
inheritance; succession; accession
Formal word for taking over something from a predecessor, such as a tradition, position, title, rights, or role. As a する verb, the usual pattern is somethingを継承する.
若い世代が地域の伝統を継承している。
The younger generation is carrying on the local traditions.
彼は父の死後、王位を継承した。
He succeeded to the throne after his father's death.
noun
share-alike
Legal and licensing term meaning that derivative works must be distributed under the same or a compatible license; often seen in Creative Commons license names such as 表示—継承.
この作品はクリエイティブ・コモンズの「表示—継承」ライセンスで公開されている。
This work is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Computing term, especially in object-oriented programming, for a class taking over properties or methods from another class.
このクラスは親クラスのメソッドを継承する。
This class inherits the methods of the parent class.