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NeXTSTEP

/nɛkst.stɛp/

NeXTSTEP proper noun: an object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on UNIX.

Proper noun (1)

NeXTSTEP

  1. An object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on UNIX.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: NextSTEP

IPA/nɛkststɛp/

NextSTEP

  1. Name for a set of projects that aim to develop technology for human spaceflight in deep space exploration.

Questions about NeXTSTEP

What does NeXTSTEP mean?
NeXTSTEP means an object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on UNIX.
What part of speech is NeXTSTEP?
NeXTSTEP is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce NeXTSTEP?
NeXTSTEP is pronounced /nɛkst.stɛp/.

Words near NeXTSTEP in the dictionary

  1. nexting
  2. nextish
  3. nextly
  4. nextness
  5. nextnesses
  6. NeXTSTEP
  7. nexum
  8. nexus
  9. nexus flip
  10. nexus flipped
  11. nexus flipping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: NeXTSTEP (page history and authors); NextSTEP (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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