Object

Object - In a Data Modeling context, aperson, place, thing, or concept that has characteristics of interest to an environment. In the context of an Object-Oriented system, an object is an entity that combines descriptions of data and behavior.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 17 December 2009 09:49:50, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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Object - A person, place, thing, or concept that has characteristics of interest to an environment. In terms of an object-oriented system, an object is an entity that combines descriptions of data and behavior.

[Category=Information Management ]

Source: Information-Management.com, 29 June 2010 08:15:00, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/m.html

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Object - A person, place, thing, or concept that has characteristics of interest to an environment. In terms of an object-oriented system, an object is an entity that combines descriptions of data and behavior.

[Category=Data Management ]

Source: DataMentors, 24 August 2010 09:18:29, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html

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object - Data and processing functions packaged into a small, discrete, interoperable module. Also, in a specific OGC context, an XML document element of a type derived from AbstractGMLType.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 26 June 2011 08:28:38, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary

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object - 

(1) [data models] In GIS, a digital representation of a spatial or nonspatial entity. Objects usually belong to a class of objects with common attribute values and behaviors.

(2) [programming] In object-oriented programming, an instance of the data structure and behavior defined by a class.

(3) [software] In computing, a piece of software that performs a specific task and is controlled by another piece of software, called a client. For example, an object is often the interface by which an application program accesses an operating system and other services.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 22 June 2012 10:13:22, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation