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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  OpenStep 
 
    An  {object-oriented}  {application 
  programming  interface}  (API)  derived  from  {NEXTSTEP}  and 
  proposed  as  an  {open  standard}  by  {NeXT}  in  1994. 
 
  OpenStep  is  the  specification  of  the  object  kits  of  NEXTSTEP. 
  OPENSTEP/Mach  was  an  implementation  of  this  specification. 
  The  original,  OPENSTEP  version  4.0,  and  really  was  NEXTSTEP  4. 
  {Rhapsody}  was  the  codename  for  {Apple}'s  {Mac  OS  X}  Server, 
  which  is  really  NEXTSTEP  5  (it  calls  itself  "kernel  5.3"  at 
  boot  time). 
 
  OpenStep  was  designed  to  be  implemented  independently  of  the 
  computer's  operating  system,  hardware,  and  user  interface. 
  The  {API}  for  {Rhapsody}  will  be  a  superset  of  {OpenStep}'s. 
 
  When  the  OpenStep  {API}  is  implemented  for  a  specific  platform 
  and  made  into  a  product,  it  is  written  in  uppercase, 
  e.g.  OPENSTEP  Developer  4.2  for  Mach,  or  OPENSTEP  Enterprise 
  for  {Windows  NT}  and  {Windows  95}.  Versions  of  OPENSTEP  exist 
  for  Windows  95/NT,  Solaris,  HP/UX,  and  Mach. 
 
  (1999-11-25)