Object: meaning, definitions and examples

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object

[ ˈɒb.dʒɪkt ]

^{Context #1}

in programming

A data structure that contains data and functions to manipulate that data.

Synonyms

element, entity, instance

Examples of usage

JavaScript objects are used to store key-value pairs.
In object-oriented programming, objects are instances of classes.

Translations

Translations of the word "object" in other languages:

🇵🇹 objeto

objeto (de estudo ou análise)
objeto (objetivo, finalidade)

🇮🇳 वस्तु

उद्देश्य
विषय

🇩🇪 Objekt

Gegenstand
Zweck

🇮🇩 objek

benda
tujuan

🇺🇦 об'єкт

предмет
мета

🇵🇱 obiekt

przedmiot
cel

🇯🇵 オブジェクト

物
目的

🇫🇷 objet

objet (d'étude ou d'analyse)
objectif

🇪🇸 objeto

objeto (de estudio o análisis)
objetivo

🇹🇷 nesne

obje
amaç

🇰🇷 객체

물체
목적

🇸🇦 كائن

موضوع
هدف

🇨🇿 objekt

předmět
cíl

🇸🇰 objekt

predmet
cieľ

🇨🇳 对象

物体
目标

🇸🇮 objekt

predmet
cilj

🇮🇸 hlutur

viðfangsefni
markmið

🇰🇿 нысан

зат
мақсат

🇬🇪 ობიექტი

საგანი
მიზანი

🇦🇿 obyekt

əşya
məqsəd

🇲🇽 objeto

objeto (de estudio o análisis)
objetivo

Word origin

The word 'object' originated from the Latin word 'objectum', meaning 'thing thrown before', which was derived from the verb 'objicere', meaning 'to throw or present'. The concept of an object in programming dates back to the 1960s with the development of object-oriented programming languages like Simula and Smalltalk. Objects play a central role in modern programming paradigms, enabling encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.