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Objective-C

Objective-C proper noun: an object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style message passing to the C programming language, mainly used on Apple platforms.

Proper noun

Objective-C

  1. An object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style message passing to the C programming language, mainly used on Apple platforms.
    • In Objective-C, a protocol member can be declared optional, meaning that this member doesn't have to be implemented by the adopter, but it may be.2016, Matt Neuburg, iOS 10 Programming Fundamentals with Swift: Swift, Xcode, and Cocoa Basics, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 185
    Synonyms:
    Obj-C, ObjC

Synonyms of Objective-C

Questions about Objective-C

What does Objective-C mean?
Objective-C means an object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style message passing to the C programming language, mainly used on Apple platforms.
What part of speech is Objective-C?
Objective-C is a proper noun.

Words near Objective-C in the dictionary

  1. objective piece
  2. objective pieces
  3. objective synonym
  4. objective synonyms
  5. objective tinnitus
  6. Objective-C
  7. objectively
  8. objectiveness
  9. objectivenesses
  10. objectives
  11. objectivisation

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