Dr Balwinder S Dheeman wrote:
>
> So as per 2nd definition above, how is about...
> 
> 'abstract class'
> 'abstract objects'
> 'abstract methods'
> 
> Hope that helps.

I think that has a greater chance of confusion than the current 
"singleton class" naming. Abstract class in the larger sense of OO 
programming is very much unlike the Ruby constructs we are discussing.

Ryan