object-based programming
nounUK /ˈɒbdʒɛkt beɪst ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈɑːbdʒɛkt beɪst ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
A way of writing computer programs where you build things called objects that hold information and do jobs.
In object-based programming, the student made a class called Dog that could bark and wag its tail.
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2. A programming style that uses objects but may not support all features like inheritance.
Some older languages use object-based programming without full inheritance support.
3. A teaching approach that explains coding by comparing programs to real-world objects.
The teacher introduced object-based programming by having kids model a toy box as an object.
4. A way to organize code so that data and the actions on that data stay together.
Object-based programming keeps a player's score and the code that updates it in one place.