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{{short description|Network representation of the relationships between objects in a program}}

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In [[computer science]], in an [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented program]], groups of [[Object (computer science)|objects]] form a network through their relationships with each other, either through a direct [[Reference (computer science)|reference]] to another object or through a chain of intermediate references. These groups of objects are referred to as '''object graphs''', after the mathematical objects called [[Graph (discrete mathematics)|graphs]] studied in [[graph theory]].

An '''object graph''' is a view of an [[object system]] at a particular point in time. Unlike a normal [[data model]] such as a [[Unified Modeling Language]] (UML) [[class diagram]], which details the relationships between [[Class (computer programming)|classes]], the object graph relates their [[Instance (computer science)|instances]]. [[Object diagram]]s are subsets of the overall object graph.

Object-oriented applications contain complex webs of interrelated objects. Objects are linked to each other by one object either owning or containing another object or holding a reference to another object. This web of objects is called an object graph and it is the more abstract structure that can be used in discussing an application's state.