objectmethod
nounUK /ˈɒbdʒɛkt ˈmɛθəd/
US /ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ˈmɛθəd/
A special action that a thing in a computer program can do.
The dog object has a bark objectmethod that makes it say woof.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of doing something that belongs to a particular thing.
Saving is an objectmethod of the file object.
3. A step in a computer program that works on one specific thing.
The teacher showed us how to call an objectmethod on the robot.
4. A named task inside a piece of software that you can ask it to do.
Clicking the button runs an objectmethod that opens the door.