A procedure associated with a message and an object. In object-oriented programming, a method is a subroutine that operates on objects and can modify the object's internal state.

"Methods in object-oriented programming are similar to functions, but are defined within a class and can access and modify the properties of the instance of the class they belong to."

A function associated with a class or object in object-oriented programming.

"In Java, methods define the behavior of an object, such as how it can move, calculate, or display information."