Definition   CLASSIFICATION is the process of grouping objects having like properties (structural and behaviorial) into sets.

Definition   A CLASS is a set of objects grouped together as a result of classification.

Definition   A DYNAMIC OBJECT is sometimes refers to an instance of a class.

Definition   An INSTANCE OF A CLASS refers to an individual element of a class.

Definition   An OBJECT in the abstract,  is a collection of ``parts'',  ``behaviors'',  and ``relations''.

Definition   An OBJECT for practical programming purposes,  is either a class or an instance of a class.

Definition   A STATIC OBJECT sometimes refers to a class.