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   Ob·ject

   noun

   • 1. a material thing that can be seen and touched: "he was dragging a large object" Similar thingarticleitempiecedevicegadgetentitybodyinformal:thingamajigthingamabobthingummywhatsitwhatchamacallitwhat-d'you-call-itthingydoodahdoobrygubbinsdoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingoOpposite abstract ideanotion
   • ▪ a thing external to the thinking mind or subject.
   • 2. a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed: "disease became the object of investigation" Similar targetbuttfocusrecipientvictim
   • ▪ a goal or purpose: "the Institute was opened with the object of promoting scientific study" Similar purposeobjectiveaimgoaltargetendend in viewplanobject of the exerciseambitiondesignintentintentionideapoint
   • 3. a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition: "in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object"
   • 4. a data construct that provides a description of something that may be used by a computer (such as a processor, a peripheral, a document, or a data set) and defines its status, its method of operation, and how it interacts with other objects: "the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects"

   verb

   • 1. say something to express one's disapproval of or disagreement with something: "residents object to the volume of traffic"
   • ▪ adduce as a reason against something: "Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum ‘thing presented to the mind’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- ‘in the way of’ + jacere ‘to throw’; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. objectless adjective

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   What are the different types of objects?

   • The other four are subject, verb, adjunct and complement. … A direct object shows who or what the action of the verb affects: … An indirect object is usually a person or an animal. The indirect object (underlined) receives or is affected by the direct object (in bold).

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   What are some of the different uses for an object?

   • Grammatical objects are nouns or pronouns that complete the meaning of verbs and prepositions. Additionally, almost any group of words that functions as a noun can be an object, such as noun phrases, noun clauses, gerunds, and infinitives.

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   What are some properties of an object?

   • An object is basically a block of memory that has been allocated and configured according to the blueprint. A program may create many objects of the same class. Objects are also called instances, and they can be stored in either a named variable or in an array or collection.

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   What is the purpose of an object?

   • Objects are basically an encapsulation of data variables and methods acting on that data into a single entity.

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   When your younger brother runs around the house with scissors, you should definitely object. Perhaps a less sharp object such as a roll of paper towels would suffice.

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