object-oriented design

programming (OOD) A design method in which a system is

modelled as a collection of cooperating objects and

individual objects are treated as instances of a class

within a class hierarchy. Four stages can be identified:

identify the classes and objects, identify their semantics,

identify their relationships and specify class and object

interfaces and implementation. Object-oriented design is one

of the stages of object-oriented programming.

["Object-oriented analysis and design with applications",

Grady Booch, 2nd ed., pub. Benjamin/Cummings, Redwood CA,

1994].

(1997-12-07)