Definitions:

1. In computer science and programming, refers to the target language a program is translated into, such as machine code or bytecode. NOUN
   • The compiler translates the source language into the object language.
2. In linguistics, refers to the language described, as opposed to the one used to describe it. NOUN
   • A bilingual dictionary shows translations from the source language into the object language.
3. In philosophy and logic context, refers to the language that is being talked about or analyzed within another language, called the metalanguage. NOUN
   • 'Snow is white' is a sentence in the object language, while we discuss the truth in metalanguage.

Synonyms:

• target language