:Object

Context: object

Version: v1.0

Answer to question: What?

Material or immaterial items to which instances of Right, such as the right of ownership or use, can be applied.

This general class comprises discrete, identifiable, instances of persistent items that are documented as single units, that either consist of matter or depend on being carried by matter and are characterized by relative stability.

They may be intellectual products or physical things. They may for instance have a solid physical form, an electronic encoding, or they may be a logical concept or structure.

Data structure

Field	Type	Description	Mandatory	Reference
title	string	Title of an object	Yes
subtitle	string	Subtitle of an object	No
shortDescription	string	Short description of an object	No
description	string	Description of an object	No
url	string	Unique external url	No
groups	Array of CDID	What groups sets an object is a part of	No	object.set
image	CDID	Image resource	No

Main classification

Physical Object

Comprises all persistent physical items of any size that are purposely created by human activity. Physical objects are tangible items with mass and volume, created by human activity. They possess material properties and can be directly observed and interacted with in the real world. Read more

Digital Object

Digital objects are intangible pieces of data or information encoded, stored, and processed electronically. They exist in binary form and can only be experienced through electronic devices. Read more

Virtual Object

Virtual objects are entities that exist within simulated or virtual environments, typically represented by 2D or 3D graphics. They can be experienced through virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) systems and are not constrained by the same physical laws as their real-world counterparts. Read more

Informational Object

Informational objects are abstract entities that primarily focus on conveying information, ideas, or knowledge, irrespective of the format or medium in which it is presented. They can encompass a wide variety of content, including text, visual, audio, video, and data. The core essence of an informational object lies in the content it contains and the concepts it represents, rather than its physical or digital manifestation. Read more

Example

"object":{
	"title": "Mona Lisa",
	"subtitle": "A Famous Painting",
	"shortDescription": "The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.",
	"description": "Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as 'the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world'.",
	"url": "https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mona-lisa-portrait-lisa-gherardini-wife-francesco-del-giocondo",
	"groups":["6C9A6DDB-FD7A-445D-97E2-2AABD855CD0B"],
}