Object-Oriented Programming Terms
- object: encapsulation of data and code.
- class: a formal category of objects.
- instance: an object, in the context of a particular class.
- message: a request to an object or class for data or service.
- sender: the object or class from which the message comes.
- receiver: the object or class to which the message is sent.
- method: a function within a class that responds to a message.