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title: "Object hierarchy"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_hierarchy"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:36:47.410228+00:00"
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An object hierarchy is a concept from computer programming. It references descendants of objects acting as properties of an object. An example of this would be the object controlling a window (at the top of the hierarchy) having another object like the window's border acting as a property of the window.


== References ==