Definition of object-oriented in US English:
object-oriented
adjectiveˌɑbdʒɛktˈɔriˌɛn(t)ədˌäbjektˈôrēˌen(t)əd
Computing (of a programming language) using a methodology which enables a system to be modeled as a set of objects which can be controlled and manipulated in a modular manner.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Java programming language contains object-oriented features enabling the construction of interface-based application frameworks.
- The technique of the present invention may be used advantageously with object-oriented languages other than the Java programming language.
- But while programmers have taken to object-oriented programming in droves, object databases have been less popular for a variety of reasons.
- Some of the modern communication protocols used to communicate between object-oriented languages are known to introduce significant overhead.
- Programming manuals for object-oriented languages are all about windows and menus and mouse clicks.