virtual class

noun3

1. •
   An online class.
2. •
   A nested inner class whose functions and member variables can be overridden and redefined by subclasses of an outer class.
3. •
   A hypothesized new social and economic class exploiting and advocating digital technology; a digital elite.

   • Lacking the free time of the hippies, work itself has become the main route to self-fulfilment for much of the ‘virtual class’. — 1995