"Objective-C" meaning in English

See Objective-C in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Objective-C}} Objective-C
  1. (computer languages) An object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style message passing to the C programming language, mainly used on Apple platforms. Categories (topical): Computer languages Synonyms: Obj-C, ObjC

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