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{{Short description|Arbitrarily defined dataset with specified properties used in some programming paradigms}}

In [[computer science]], an '''object''' can be a [[variable (computer science)|variable]], a [[data structure]], a [[subroutine|function]], or a [[Method (computer programming)|method]]. They areAs regions of [[Computer memory|memory]], whichthey contain [[Value (computer science)|value]] and are referenced by [[identifier (computer programming)|identifiers]].

In the [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] programming [[Programming paradigm|paradigm]], ''object'' can be a combination of variables, functions, and data structures; in particular in [[class-based programming|class-based]] variations of the paradigm it refers to a particular [[Instance (computer science)|instance]] of a [[class (computer science)|class]].