first-class object

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming}} An [[entity]] that can be constructed at [[run-time]], passed as a [[parameter]], returned from a [[function]], or assigned into a [[variable]].
2. {{lb|en|programming}} An [[entity]] that can pass a [[value]] as a [[parameter]], can be returned from a [[subroutine]], and can be assigned into a [[variable]]. {{gloss|This is the definition according to [[w:Raphael Finkel|Raphael Finkel]], who uses the terms of second- and third-class objects.}}

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