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# [Abstract Classes in Java Explained with Examples](https://freecodecamp.org/news/abstract-classes-in-java-explained-with-examples?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Abstract classes are classes declared with abstract. They can be subclassed or extended, but cannot be instantiated. You can think of them as a class version of interfaces, or as an interface with actual code attached to the methods. For example, say...

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