Object

{{wiktionary|object|object-oriented}} '''Object''' may refer to:

== General meanings == * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, item, 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 (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

===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'' * Object show, a microgenre of web animation

== 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

== See also == * Artifact (disambiguation) * Objection (disambiguation) * Objective (disambiguation) * Objet d'art, works of art that are not paintings; large or medium-sized sculptures, prints or drawings