Glossary

Please add mainly GNUstep related terms here.

A

• Action Message - see Message
• Anonymous Object - see Object
• Application Kit
• Application
• Asynchronous Message - see Message

B

• Back
• Bundle
• Bundle, main

C

• Category
• Class
• Class Method - see Method
• Class Object - see Object
• Controller

D

• Delegate
• DPS
• Drag and Drop

E

• Event Message - see Message

F

• Factory Method - see Method
• Factory Object - see Object
• First responder - see Responder
• Formal Protocol - see Protocol
• Foundation
• Framework

G

• GUI
• GNUstep
• GDL
• GDL2

H

• High Order Messaging

I

• Informal Protocol - see Protocol
• Instance Method - see Method
• Instance Object - see Object
• Instance variable
• Interface
• Invocation

K

• Key Value Coding
• Key Value Observing
• Key window - see Window
• KVC - see Key Value Coding

M

• Main window - see Window
• Makefile
• Message, ~action, ~asynchronous, ~event, ~remote, ~synchronous
• Method, ~class, ~factory, ~instance
• Model View Controller (MVC)

N

• NeXTSTEP

O

• Object, ~anonymous, ~class, ~factory, ~instance, ~remote
• Objective-C
• OpenStep - API standard
• OPENSTEP - operating system
• Outlet

P

• Protocol, ~ formal, ~ informal

R

• Remote Message - see Message
• Remote Object - see Object
• Responder, ~ chain, ~ first
• Responder, first - see Responder
• Responder chain - see Responder

S

• Scripting
• Service
• Services, application
• Subclass
• Superclass
• Synchronous Message - see Message

T

• Target-Action
• Tool

V

• View

W

• Window, ~ key, ~ main