Object may refer to:

General meanings

Object (philosophy) An object is a philosophical term often used in contrast to the term '' subject''. A subject is an observer and an object is a thing observed. For modern philosophers like Descartes, consciousness is a state of cognition that includes the subjec ...

, a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place **

Physical object In common usage and classical mechanics, a physical object or physical body (or simply an object or body) is a collection of matter within a defined contiguous boundary in three-dimensional space. The boundary must be defined and identified by t ...

, an identifiable collection of matter *

Goal A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ai ...

, an aim, target, or objective *

Object (grammar) In linguistics, an object is any of several types of arguments. In subject-prominent, nominative-accusative languages such as English, a transitive verb typically distinguishes between its subject and any of its objects, which can include but ...

, a sentence element, such as a direct object or an indirect object

Science, technology, and mathematics

Computing

3D model In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of any surface of an object (inanimate or living) in three dimensions via specialized software by manipulating edges, vertices, an ...

, a representation of a physical object *

Object (computer science) In computer science, an object can be a variable, a data structure, a function, or a method. As regions of memory, they contain value and are referenced by identifiers. In the object-oriented programming paradigm, ''object'' can be a combination ...

, a language mechanism for binding data with methods that operate on that data **

Object-orientation {{Broad-concept article Object-oriented or object-orientation is a software engineering concept, in which concepts are represented as "objects". Object-oriented topics include: * Object-oriented analysis and design * Object-oriented design * Objec ...

, in which concepts are represented as objects ***

Object-oriented programming Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which can contain data and code. The data is in the form of fields (often known as attributes or ''properties''), and the code is in the form of pr ...

(OOP), in which an object is an instance of a class or array **

Object (IBM i) On many computing platforms everything is a file, but in contrast in IBM i everything is an object. Overview IBM i objects share similarities with objects in object-oriented programming, but there are differences as well. There are similarities ...

, the fundamental unit of data storage in the IBM i operating system *

Object (image processing) An object in digital image processing Digital image processing is the use of a digital computer to process digital images through an algorithm. As a subcategory or field of digital signal processing, digital image processing has many advantag ...

, a portion of an image interpreted as a unit *

Object file An object file is a computer file containing object code, that is, machine code output of an assembler or compiler. The object code is usually relocatable, and not usually directly executable. There are various formats for object files, and the ...

, the output of a compiler or other translator program (also known as "object code") * Object, an information source for an

information processor An information processor or information processing system, as its name suggests, is a private content (be it electrical, Machine, mechanical or biological) which takes information (a sequence of enumerated symbols or state (computer science), st ...

* HTML object element

Mathematics

* Object (mathematics), an abstract object arising in mathematics *

Group object In category theory, a branch of mathematics, group objects are certain generalizations of groups that are built on more complicated structures than sets. A typical example of a group object is a topological group, a group whose underlying set is ...

, a generalization of a group built on more complicated structures than sets * Object, an entity treated by mathematical

category theory Category theory is a general theory of mathematical structures and their relations that was introduced by Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane in the middle of the 20th century in their foundational work on algebraic topology. Nowadays, cate ...

Physics

Physical body In common usage and classical mechanics, a physical object or physical body (or simply an object or body) is a collection of matter within a defined contiguous boundary in three-dimensional space. The boundary must be defined and identified by t ...

or object, in physics, an identifiable collection of matter **

Planetary body A planetary-mass object (PMO), planemo, or planetary body is by geophysical definition of planet, geophysical definition of celestial objects any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (to be rounded under its own gra ...

or planetary object, any secondary body in the Solar system that has a planet-like geology

Other sciences

Astronomical object An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are often us ...

* In

object relations theory Object relations theory is a school of thought in psychoanalytic theory centered around theories of stages of ego development. Its concerns include the relation of the psyche to others in childhood and the exploration of relationships between ...

of psychoanalysis, that to which a subject relates

Arts and media

* ''Object'' (Le Déjeuner en fourrure), a sculpture by Méret Oppenheim * ''

An Object ''An Object'' is the third studio album from the duo No Age and third to be released through Sub Pop. The band physically created, printed, packaged, and manufactured 10,000 units of the record themselves. Track listing Personnel *Randy Randal ...

'', an album by No Age, 2013 * "Object", a song by the Cure from ''

Three Imaginary Boys ''Three Imaginary Boys'' is the debut studio album by English rock band The Cure, released on 11 May 1979 by Fiction Records. It was later released in the United States, Canada, and Australia with a different track listing as a compilation album ...

'', 1979 * "Object", a song by Ween from ''

La Cucaracha La Cucaracha ("The Cockroach") is a popular Mexican folk song about a cockroach who cannot walk. The song's origins are unclear, but it dates back at least to the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution. The song belongs to the Mexican genre. The s ...

'', 2007 * ''The Object'', a prop used by Hipgnosis for the Led Zeppelin album '' Presence''

Other uses

Object language (disambiguation) Object language can refer to * The language that is described by a metalanguage. * A language which is the object of a formal specification. * The target language of a translator Translation is the communication of the Meaning (linguistic ...

* Object (National Register of Historic Places), a classification used by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places * Object: Australian Design Centre, a non-profit organisation promoting design in Australia *

Object theory (disambiguation) Object theory can refer to *The object of a metatheory. *The branch of metaphysics also known as abstract object theory Abstract object theory (AOT) is a branch of metaphysics regarding abstract objects. Originally devised by metaphysician Edw ...

* Объект (object), (Russian

GABTU Main Automotive-Armoured Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Главное автобронетанковое управление МО РФ, translit=Glavnoye Avtobronetankovoye Upravleniye MO RF, abbr. GABT ...

), military vehicle designations