Object
WordNet gives four main senses for the English noun object:
- a physical Entity; something that is within the grasp of the senses;
- an aim, target or objective - see Object (task);
- a grammatical Object - either a direct object or an indirect object
- the focus of cognitions or feelings.
- In Computer science:
- An object is a language-supported mechanism for binding data tightly with methods that operate on that data.
- A self-contained Entity that encapsulates both Data and procedures to manipulate the data.
- A number of object-oriented programming languages have a root superclass named
Objectorobject. - An object is a short name for an Object file.
- In Information processing, an object is a System which transmits information to an Observer.
- In Mathematics, categories contain objects. For instance, the Monster group is an object in the category of all groups. Manifolds can contain geometrical objects.
In Law, to "object" or to "raise an objection" is to claim that the opposing side in a Trial has violated the rules of the court.