Object


 
 
Object

WordNet gives four main senses for the English noun object:

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  • 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.
  • Some specialized meanings are as follows:

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  • 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 consists of both data and procedures to manipulate the data.
  • A number of object-oriented programming languages have a root superclass named Object or object.
  • 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.

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    Law: :This article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation)....

    Objection: Objection (law), a motion during a trial to disallow a witness's testimony or other evidenceObjection (argument), used in informal logic and argument mappingInference objection, a special case of the aboveCounterargument, in informal logic, an objection to an objectionObjection (Tango), a song by Sh...

    Trial: A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard....


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Introduction
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FR: Objet


 

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