NSObject

Definitions

1. The root base class of virtually all Objective-C classes in Apple's frameworks, providing fundamental behaviors like memory management, introspection, and message forwarding.

   In plain English: The foundational class in Apple's Objective-C world that every other class is built on top of.

   Example: "Everything in Cocoa inherits from NSObject — it's the great-great-grandparent of every class."

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