Programming in Objective-C

A. Glossary

This appendix contains informal definitions for many of the terms you will encounter. Some of these terms have to do directly with the Objective-C language itself, whereas others have their etymology from the discipline of object-oriented programming. In the latter case, the meaning of the term as it specifically applies to the Objective-C language is provided.

abstract class  A class defined to make creating subclasses easier. Instances are created from the subclass, not of the abstract class. See Also concrete subclass.

Application Kit  A framework for developing an application's user interface, which includes objects such as menus, toolbars, pasteboards, and windows. Part of Cocoa and more commonly called AppKit.

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