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ob•ject-o•ri•ent•ed
(ob′jikt ôr′ē en′tid, -ōr′-, ob′jekt-),USA pronunciation adj.
ob•ject-o•ri•ent•ed (ob′jikt ôr′ē en′tid, -ōr′-, ob′jekt-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Computingpertaining to or being a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
ob•ject-o•ri•ent•ed (ob′jikt ôr′ē en′tid, -ōr′-, ob′jekt-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Computingpertaining to or being a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
- 1985–90
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