Object
Definition of Object
Ob`ject´ Pronunciation: ǒb`jĕkt´ | v. t. | 1. | To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. | | 2. | To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason. | | v. i. | 1. | To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; - usually followed by to; as, she objected to his vulgar language. | | n. | 1. | That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark. | | 2. | Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc. | | 3. | That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end; aim; motive; final cause. | | 4. | Sight; show; appearance; aspect. | | 5. | (Gram.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb. | | 6. | (Computers) Any set of data that is or can be manipulated or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; - the term may be used broadly, to include files, images (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures. | | 7. | (Ontology) Anything which exists and which has attributes; distinguished from attributes, processes, and relations. | | a. | 1. | Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. |
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