object-oriented design
(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)