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As used by philosophers, in general, an ''object'' is something that can have ] and ]. Hence a particular object is, basically, either a particular material ] or a particular ]--or, on a ] view, a particular that can be viewed under both physical and mental aspects.

Objects are often treated as types of ]s, but occasionally, philosophers see fit to speak of '']s''--]s would be an example.


As used by software developers, an ''object'' is a construct having ] and ]. As in philosophy a particular object has features in common with others of the same class (a dog barks), but it also has information unique to it (e.g., Lassie's trainer is Russ Featherfax) As used by software developers, an ''object'' is a construct having ] and ]. As in philosophy a particular object has features in common with others of the same class (a dog barks), but it also has information unique to it (e.g., Lassie's trainer is Russ Featherfax)

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As an English word, object has many senses. Some of these senses are subjects of Misplaced Pages articles:

As used by software developers, an object is a construct having properties and methods. As in philosophy a particular object has features in common with others of the same class (a dog barks), but it also has information unique to it (e.g., Lassie's trainer is Russ Featherfax)

See objecthood.