object-oriented

[ob-jikt-awr-ee-en-tid, ‑-ohr‑, ob-jekt‑]

adjective

Computers.

1. pertaining to or denoting a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of object-oriented¹

1985–90

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