An object is "anything with a boundary." This can be extended in computer science to be "anything with a boundary that represents a uniquely identifiable entity; unit; or item, real or abstract; that represents some element in the problem domain." What...

An instance is an individual object of a certain class. A class is a template for and object and an object is an instance of a class. A few examples:Dog are a class of animals. Dogs represent the template and animals represent the object. Dalmatians...

In the programming paradigm of object-oriented programming, an object is the individual run-time unit that is used as the basic building block of programs. These objects act on one another, as opposed to a traditional view in which a program may be seen...

The city of Los Angeles said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that Delta Air Lines Inc.'s reorganization plan can't be approved because of undue authority it gives the company to reject certain leases.The city made the comments in an objection to the disclosure statement...

The mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a central New Jersey family's home earlier this year was not a meteorite after all, geologists said Friday.While the rocklike object looks like a meteorite, scientists say it is a stainless steel alloy that does...

Residents from the Twin Cities to the southwestern corner of Minnesota and into Iowa reported seeing a flaming object shooting through the sky Wednesday, and experts said they may have been watching a meteor.Shortly after 2 p.m., people across the Twin Cities reported seeing a...

Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that pharmacists have a right to use conscientious objection to avoid dispensing emergency contraception or euthanasia drugs — and told them they should also inform patients of the ethical implications of using such drugs.Benedict told a gathering of Catholic pharmacists...