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object

object

52 6.9
A piece of data in a computer program that holds information
  • noun
  • /ˈɑbdʒɛkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : objeto
  • For each possible word, such an index gives the list of all objects where the word occurs.
  • object-oriented
  • object type
  • object ID

I can sense all of your game objects and he didn't get it.

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Examples

  • Since huge numbers of queries need to be processed against huge numbers of objects, runtime latency is a critical issue.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Most relevant program state is referenced by this pseudo-global object in one way or another.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So this is how this object is built up, yes.

  • Storage of information is the storage of relationships between objects or events.

    Academic text (2017)
  • When allocating an object, a thread must specify the container into which to place the object.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Typically, a user poses a query and examines the objects at the top of the ranked list.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sparse keypoint correspondences are commonly used for alignment, 3D reconstruction, and object detection and recognition.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The Automatic ROI Extraction module is comprised of four steps: Background Elimination, Object Maintaining Stepwise Thresholding, Image Patching, and ROI Extraction.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In programming, an object encapsulates related data and functions together.

  • When you click on an object in the software, it opens a new window with more options.

Synonyms

thing
vsobject
1.0

A piece of information someone gives

is specific to computing as a discrete unit of data rather than general ideas
item
vsobject
1.0

A single thing in a list or collection

is used for computing data units rather than list membership or counting
OBJ
vsobject
  • Specialized
8.3

A data item or structure in a program that stores information

is the full written form used for the same technical entity in computing

Compounds

sex object
  • Offensive
9 7.0

A person others see only for sexual reasons, not as a whole person

A clear example, often a punishment, that warns other people

A flying object seen in the sky whose origin is not known and often thought to be from space

An item people use every day

3 4.2

A thing like a painting or sculpture that people value for its beauty

1 4.9

A way to write programs that keeps data and the actions that use it together to organize and reuse code

1 7.4

A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use

Kuiper belt object
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small icy or rocky body that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune

A thing that exists without people making or changing it

A word or group of words that names people and things and receives the action of a verb

A natural object from space that is not on Earth

object recognition
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The way the eyes and brain see and tell what objects are, like a cup or car

object code
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Machine instructions made from a program so a computer can run it

A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas

A person, thing, or place someone shows in a picture

A person or thing that gets the benefit of an action, often with a direct object

object of the verb
  • Specialized
3.3

A noun or pronoun that gets the action of a verb

object program
  • Specialized
6.1

A file that is ready for a computer to run

object ball
  • Specialized
7.8

The ball the cue ball is meant to hit first

object glass
  • Specialized
7.9

The lens in a microscope or telescope nearest the thing you look at

object language
  • Specialized
8.1

A language that a translator or program creates from another language

object lens
  • Specialized
7.0

The curved piece of glass in a microscope or telescope nearest the object that makes the first image

3.7

A noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition to complete its meaning

6.7

A database that keeps data and the programs that use it together, good for storing images and videos

A database that stores data as items that behave like parts of a program

A computer language that uses objects and classes to organize code

retained object
  • Specialized
9.7

A thing that stays in a passive sentence, usually the thing the action happens to

prepositional object
  • Specialized
6.7

A noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition in a sentence

How Complex

module
101 3.7
class
1.8
object
  • Specialized
52 6.9
struct
  • Specialized
1 7.6
to array
16 3.9
variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2

Surface Forms

object singular
objects plural

Etymology

Object in computing borrows the everyday sense of a 'thing'. It comes from Latin ob- ('towards') and jacere ('to throw'), meaning a 'thing put before', and today programmers use object for a separate 'unit' or 'thing' in a program.