object

Programming element that groups data with relevant operations/behaviors

Also known as programming object

Instance of: type of object
Subclass of: manifestation
, unit

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In software development, an object is a semantic entity that has state, behavior, and identity. An object can model some part of reality or can be an invention of the design process whose collaborations with other such objects serve as the mechanisms that provide some higher-level behavior. Put another way, an object represents an individual, identifiable item, unit, or entity, either real or abstract, with a well-defined role in the problem domain.

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Said to be the same as: instance applies to part: class-based programming
Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers list item: mutable object, immutable object
Has characteristic: mutability
property
object lifetime
value
memory address
Different from: Object

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