What does object-oriented programming actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

In object-oriented programming, we sometimes describe objects as having state and behavior. These are the object’s members and methods. It’s part of the useful organization that objects give us.

One of the easiest ways to understand what is meant by ‘object oriented’, is to define what it is not. Before Object Oriented Programming (OOP) programs were written an imperative way ...