Object may refer to:

General meanings

Object (philosophy) The distinction between subject and object is a basic idea of philosophy. *A subject is a being that exercises Agency (philosophy), agency, undergoes conscious experiences, and is situated in relation to other things that exist outside itself; thu ...

, a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place ** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an aim, target, or objective * Object (grammar), a sentence element, such as a direct object or an indirect object

Science, technology, and mathematics

Computing

* 3D model, a representation of a physical object * Object (computer science), a language mechanism for binding data with methods that operate on that data ** Object-orientation (disambiguation), in which concepts are represented as objects ***

Object-oriented programming Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of '' objects''. Objects can contain data (called fields, attributes or properties) and have actions they can perform (called procedures or methods and impl ...

(OOP), in which an object is an instance of a class or array ** Object (IBM i), the fundamental unit of data storage in the IBM i operating system * Object file, the output of a compiler or other translator program (also known as "object code") * HTML object element

Mathematics

* Object (mathematics), an abstract object arising in mathematics * Group object, 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. It was introduced by Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane in the middle of the 20th century in their foundational work on algebraic topology. Category theory ...

Physics

* Physical body or object, in physics, an identifiable collection of matter ** Planetary body or planetary object, any secondary body in the Solar System that has a planet-like geology

Other sciences

* Astronomical object * In object relations theory of psychoanalysis, that to which a subject relates

Arts and media

* ''Object'' (Le Déjeuner en fourrure), a sculpture by Méret Oppenheim * '' An Object'', an album by No Age, 2013 * "Object", a song by the Cure from '' Three Imaginary Boys'', 1979 * "Object", a song by Ween from '' La Cucaracha'', 2007 * ''The Object'', a prop used by Hipgnosis for the Led Zeppelin album '' Presence''

Other uses

* Object language (disambiguation) * 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) * Объект (object), (Russian GABTU), military vehicle designations