<entry index='o'>
<name>Object</name>
<reference>awk</reference>
<reference>paradigm</reference>
<reference>object-oriented</reference>
<reference>encapsulation</reference>
<reference>abstract data type</reference>
<content>
    A thing. The matter.

    Love, perhaps, is not an object, but love letter is an object.
    Whether something is an object or not strongly depends on YOUR philosophy.
    Might the cause that
    ((object-oriented|Object-Oriented)) ((paradigm|Paradigm)) is difficult.
    Someone in the computer industry calls a specific space in computer memory
    as 'object.' ((Awk|AWK))ward guys...

    See also "((Encapsulation))," and "((Abstract Data Type))."
</content>
</entry>
