| object-oriented design (OOD) A design method in which a system is modelled as a collection of cooperating and individual objects are treated as instances of a within a . Four stages can be identified: identify the classes and objects, identify their , identify their relationships and specify class and object interfaces and implementation. Object-oriented design is one of the stages of . ["Object-oriented analysis and design with applications", Grady Booch, 2nd ed., pub. Benjamin/Cummings, Redwood CA, 1994]. (1997-12-07) |