Method (Ancient Greek: μέθοδος, methodos, from μετά/meta "in pursuit or quest of" + ὁδός/hodos "a method, system; a way or manner" of doing, saying, etc.), literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In recent centuries it more often means a prescribed process for completing a task. It may refer to: Scientific method, a series of steps, or collection of methods, taken to acquire knowledge. Method (computer programming), a piece of code associated with a class or object to perform a task.
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