object-oriented programming
noun
: a type of computer programming in which programs are composed of objects (see object entry 1 sense 6a) which communicate with each other, which may be arranged into hierarchies, and which can be combined to form additional objects
Word History
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above
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