What does the term "Inherit" mean in the context of Pega classes?

In the context of Pega classes, "Inherit" refers to the mechanism where a child class can utilize the properties and rules that are defined in its parent class. This fundamental concept of inheritance is a key aspect of object-oriented programming and is crucial for promoting reusability and maintainability within the Pega platform.

When a child class inherits from a parent class, it gains access to the parent’s properties, methods, and rules. This means that any common functionality or data definitions specified in the parent class can be automatically available in the child class without the need for redundant definitions. This promotes a cleaner design where changes made to a parent class are automatically reflected in all child classes that inherit from it, thus streamlining application development and reducing errors.

The other options do not accurately describe the inheritance concept in Pega. Data duplication is not a principle behind inheritance; instead, inheritance seeks to eliminate redundancy by reusing code. User permissions can be defined separately and are not inherently a result of the inheritance mechanism. Moreover, restricting access to methods is not directly connected to inheritance, as this primarily deals with encapsulation and access modifiers, which can be managed independently of class relationships.