Article vs. Object — What's the Difference?

A particular item or object

A material thing that can be seen and touched

A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication

A person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed

A separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation

A noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition

A period of training with a firm as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant

A data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation

The definite or indefinite article.

Say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Bind (a trainee solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant) to undergo a period of training with a firm in order to become qualified

A specific, individual, material entity, especially one that is not living or not sentient.

An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item

A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action

A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty.

A limiting factor that must be considered

A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.

The purpose, aim, or goal of a specific action or effort

The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.

A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb within a sentence.

Any of the words belonging to this part of speech. In English, the indefinite articles are a and an and the definite article is the.

A noun or substantive governed by a preposition and typically following it.

A particular part or subject; a specific matter or point.

(Philosophy) Something intelligible to or perceptible by the mind.

To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship.

A discrete item than can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic.

A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.

In object-oriented programming, a structure that combines data and the procedures necessary to operate on that data.

An object, a member of a group or class.

To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection

(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).

To be averse to or express disapproval of something

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism

A genuine article.

A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.

A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.

; goal, end or purpose of something.

A person; an individual.

(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.

(archaic) A wench.

A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

(dated) Subject matter; concern.

(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.

(dated) A distinct part.

(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).

(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.

(obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.

(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement.

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.

To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

Subject; matter; concern; distinct.

To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; - usually followed by to; as, she objected to his vulgar language.

A distinct part.

That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.

A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article.

Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.

Precise point of time; moment.

That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end; aim; motive; final cause.

One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article.

Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

One of the segments of an articulated appendage.

A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.

To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

Any set of data that is or can be manipulated or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; - the term may be used broadly, to include files, images (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures.

To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.

Anything which exists and which has attributes; distinguished from attributes, processes, and relations.

To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.

Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.

To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.

A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow;

Nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable);

One of a class of artifacts;

(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon;

A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

The focus of cognitions or feelings;

(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent;

Bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Be averse to or express disapproval of;