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In contrast to data-type objects, class objects generally have multiple parts, and you can work with each part separately. Accordingly, characters, integers, and floating-point numbers sometimes are called atomic objects, and class objects sometimes are called compound objects.
Generally, you can refer to objects of all types by the word object, leaving it to the context to establish the precise kind of object you mean. Sometimes, you may want to be more precise by adding a specializing word, producing combinations such as class object, data-type object, atomic object, and compound object.