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Re: vocabulary

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On 27.04.14 09.33, Qu0ll wrote:
> "Marcel Müller" wrote in message
> news:535caadc$0$6712$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...
>
> On 27.04.14 06.09, Roedy Green wrote:
>> Is there a word that means "class or interface"?
>
> -> object
>
> Huh? Isn't "object" an instance of a class or interface? I prefer "type"
> as suggested by markspace where object is an instance of a type (class
> or interface).

It is. But the OP didn't say whether he talks about types or instances.

In case of type the correct term is "reference type". Although this is 
somewhat uncommon in the Java world since all types except for some 
built-ins are reference types.


Marcel

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vocabulary Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-26 21:09 -0700
  Re: vocabulary markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-04-26 21:25 -0700
    Re: vocabulary "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 17:30 +1000
  Re: vocabulary Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-27 14:42 +0800
  Re: vocabulary Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-04-27 08:59 +0200
    Re: vocabulary "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 17:33 +1000
      Re: vocabulary Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-04-27 12:21 +0200
        Re: vocabulary "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 20:23 +1000
          Re: vocabulary Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-27 12:52 -0700
            Re: vocabulary Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-04-27 22:30 +0000
              Re: vocabulary Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-04-28 08:23 +0200
              Re: vocabulary "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-05-04 13:00 +0100
                Re: vocabulary Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-05-04 08:44 -0400
  Re: vocabulary lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-04-27 09:01 +0100
    Re: vocabulary "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 19:53 +1000
      Re: vocabulary lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-04-27 11:43 +0100
  Re: vocabulary Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-27 07:14 -0400
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