noun
object-oriented programming
Computing paradigm based on objects containing data and methods. Often abbreviated as OOP.
オブジェクト指向プログラミングでは、データと手続きをオブジェクトとしてまとめる。
In object-oriented programming, data and procedures are grouped together as objects.
Procedural programming, which focuses on procedures or routines, in contrast to the object-oriented paradigm.
Loanword from English 'object-oriented programming', with 指向 (shikō) meaning 'oriented'.