Getting to Know Flash CS5: What are ActionScript 3.0 Objects?

The term object can refer to just about anything in Flash - but primarily, it refers to something with a name. Naming objects is a necessity in ActionScripting; you need the object's name as a means to reference it in your code. These objects can be anything from a sound file to a movie clip, button, the calendar date...the possibilities are endless. Not familiar with the term "object?" You may be more comfortable with instances: copies of symbols placed on the stage, differentiated by the instance name. Each instance is an object.