object

Definitions

• A thing that has physical existence.
• objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
• (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
• A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
• (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
• (category theory) An element within a category upon which function operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
• (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.