NeXTSTEP

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/nɛkst.stɛp//nɛkststɛp/

proper noun

An object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on UNIX.

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Meanings

NeXTSTEP1

proper noun
  1. computingAn object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on UNIX.

NextSTEP2

proper noun
  1. US space program; space; US space program; spaceName for a set of projects that aim to develop technology for human spaceflight in deep space exploration.
Cite this entry
APA

NeXTSTEP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NeXTSTEP

MLA

“NeXTSTEP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NeXTSTEP. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NeXTSTEP,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NeXTSTEP.

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