passive objects
noun phraseUK /ˈpæsɪv ˈɒbdʒɪkts/
US /ˈpæsɪv ˈɑːbdʒɛkts/
Passive objects are things that just sit there and do not do anything on their own.
The ball and the rock are passive objects because they only move when someone pushes them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In grammar, passive objects are the things that receive an action in a sentence.
In 'The boy kicked the ball,' the ball is the passive object.
3. In computer programming, passive objects are data structures that hold information but do not act by themselves.
The record in the database is a passive object until a program reads it.
4. In philosophy, passive objects are things that exist but do not have their own will or agency.
A chair is a passive object because it cannot choose to move.