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It has various meanings depending on the context.
A virtual method in a base class implies the method may be overridden by a derived class, in which case calling that method on the base class calls the method in the most-derived class that implements that method. This is achieved via the virtual table (v-table), so there is no need to determine the actual type of the derived class at runtime.
A pure-virtual method in a base class implies the class is abstract and must be derived from, and that a derivative must implement the method (or it becomes abstract itself). You cannot instantiate abstract classes. They are intended purely to provide a common interface to their derivatives.
A virtual base class is a class that is common to two or more derived classes that may be combined in a multiple-inheritance class. If the derived classes declare the base class virtual, the derived classes will share the same instance of the base class, and the multiple-inheritance class will inherit just one instance of the base class from those derived classes. If the derived classes do not declare the base class virtual, the derived classes have separate instances of the base class, which inevitably leads to an ambiguity in the multiple-inheritance class.
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