{"id":3071,"date":"2013-12-20T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/object-oriented\/"},"modified":"2020-04-30T17:42:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:42:05","slug":"object-oriented","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/3233\/object-oriented","title":{"rendered":"Object-Oriented"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_object-oriented_mean\">What Does Object-Oriented Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Object-oriented refers to a programming language, system or software methodology that is built on the concepts of logical objects. It works through the creation, utilization and manipulation of reusable objects to perform a specific task, process or objective.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_object-oriented\">Techopedia Explains Object-Oriented<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Object oriented is a computer science concept that has been widely implemented, specifically in programming languages and applications\/software. The object-oriented technique is different from conventional programming, which focuses on functions\/behaviors, while object-oriented works on the interactions of one or more objects.<\/p>\n<p>An object-oriented based system is modeled and created through the use of objects, where each object&#039;s class instance has specific attributes and behaviors, and the relative methods or behaviors are called to manipulate or utilize such a system. 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