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In [[distributed programming]], a '''portable object''' is an [[object (computer science)|object]] which can be accessed through a normal [[method (computer science)|method]] call while possibly residing in memory on another [[computer]]. It is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of [[operating system]] or [[computer architecture]]. This mobility is the end goal of many [[remote procedure call]] systems.

The advantage of portable objects is that they are easy to use and very [[Expressiveexpressive power (computer science)|expressive]], allowing [[programmer]]s to be completely unaware that objects reside in other locations. Detractors cite this as a fault, as naïve programmers will not expect [[computer network|network-related]] errors or the [[unbounded nondeterminism]] associated with large networks.

==See also==