"function object" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: function objects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} function object (plural function objects)
  1. (object-oriented programming) An object that encapsulates a function pointer (or equivalent). Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Synonyms: functional, functionoid, functor
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