Glossary Document Management Dictionary Of Terms

Term: OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (OOP)

In object-oriented programming, the object is a self-contained component that consists of both data (properties) and code (actions/instructions). Programming objects may be defined in terms of other objects, in which case the derived object may inherit properties and methods from the parent object. An actual instance of an object type will contain specific data values and methods that can distinguish it from other instances of that object type.

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