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2009/4/27 David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>:
>
> I didn't. =A0I meant the general notion of "object" in computing. =A0=
I'm trying
> to talk about how the language used by Git's docs can bias people tow=
ard
> correct or incorrect understandings of Git as they're learning.

Actually, I believe object was first used to describe anything stored
in memory. Given that, I still think my usage of C pointer terminology
is superior to everything; it's just the case that objects are content
addressable in the git world and location addressable in the C world.