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object-oriented programming

American  
[ob-jekt-awr-ee-uhn-tid proh-gram-ing] / ˈɒb dʒɛktˌɔr i ən tɪd ˈproʊ græm ɪŋ /
Also object oriented programming

noun

Computers.

  1. a programming language or system that supports the use of objects, such as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure. OOP

object-oriented programming Scientific  

  1. A schematic paradigm for computer programming in which the linear concepts of procedures and tasks are replaced by the concepts of objects and messages. An object includes a package of data and a description of the operations that can be performed on that data. A message specifies one of the operations, but unlike a procedure, does not describe how the operation should be carried out. C++ is an example of an object-oriented programming language.

Etymology

Origin of object-oriented programming

First recorded in 1980–85

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