business object

noun

An entity, in a multitiered software application, that represents a particular entity within the business, such as a customer or an order.

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Meanings

nounbusiness object (plural business objects)

plural business objects

  1. computingAn entity, in a multitiered software application, that represents a particular entity within the business, such as a customer or an order.

    A business object (BO) is simply a software abstraction of a real-world entity.

    2004, Chuck Cavaness, Programming Jakarta Struts, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 139

    Synonyms: BO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn entity, in a multitiered software application, that represents a particular entity within the business, such as a customer or an order.

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