Lisp Object-Oriented Programming System (LOOPS) An {object-oriented} extension of {Lisp} from the {Intelligent Systems Laboratory} at {Xerox} {Palo Alto Research Center}. It is used in the development of {knowledge-based system}s. See also {CommonLoops}. ["The LOOPS Manual", D.G. Bobrow & M. Stefik, Xerox Corp 1983].