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[[File:Distributed object communication.png|thumb|Image describes communication between distributed objects residing in different machines.]]

The term '''distributed objects''' usually refers to [[Computer software|software]] modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple [[computer]]s connected via a [[Computer network|network]] or in different [[Process (computing)|processes]] inside the same computer. One object sends a message to another object in a remote machine or process to perform some task. The results are sent back to the calling object.