third-class object

noun

An entity of which the value can neither be passed as a parameter, nor be returned from a function, nor assigned to a variable. (According to the usage by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability.)

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Meanings

nounthird-class object (plural third-class objects)

plural third-class objects

  1. languagescomputingAn entity of which the value can neither be passed as a parameter, nor be returned from a function, nor assigned to a variable. (According to the usage by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability.)

    Synonyms: third-class citizen, third-class entity, third-class value

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn entity of which the value can neither be passed as a parameter, nor be returned from a function, nor assigned to a variable. (According to the usage by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability.)

Similar
third-class citizenthird-class entitythird-class value
Also see
third-class citizenthird-class entitythird-class value

Translations

German Third-Class-Objekt
  • Third-Class-ObjektTranslations
Turkish üçüncü sınıf nesne
  • üçüncü sınıf nesneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

third-class object. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-class%20object

MLA

“third-class object.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-class%20object. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third-class object,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-class%20object.

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