object program n 1: a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer [syn: {object program}, {target program}] [ant: {source program}]
object file \ob"ject file\, object program \ob"ject program\, n. (Computers) A computer program which has been translated into machine language by a compiler and assembler, but not yet linked into an executable program; sometimes called an {obj file}, because its file name typically has the extension "obj" . [PJC]