Object

Etymology: The word object comes from the latin word objectum a noun form of objectus which in turn comes from objicere, which means to throw or put something before someone. Objicere comes from ob-, "in front of" (related to the Greek ἐπί epi-) and jacere, "throw".

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

Something that is within the grasp of the senses; something tangible; a thing.
Object (philosophy)
In computer science:
- An object is a language supported mechanism for binding data tightly with methods that operate on that data.
- Object is the root superclass of all Java classes.
In information processing, an object is a system which transmits information to an observer.
Object (task)
Object in grammar
Direct object and indirect object (grammar)
Categories in mathematics contain objects. For instance, the monster group is an object in the category of all groups.
Object or objection, an act where an attorney in a trial protests an act or evidence by the opposing side or their representation that violates the rules of the court.

See Objecthood.

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