(software) A design pattern used to transfer data between software application subsystems.

plural of potentially hazardous object

(programming, languages) An entity that can be constructed at run-time, passed as a parameter, returned from a function, or assigned into a variable.

plural of first-class object

(astronomy) A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

(software engineering) A piece of middleware in distributed software that enables program calls from one computer to another via a network.

plural of data transfer object

(architecture, computing, design) A behavioural design pattern that describes the uses of null objects and their behavior (or the lack of them).

(figuratively) Something that attracts a great deal of attention because of its superficial characteristics. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bright, shiny, object.

plural of third-class object