What do you mean by an object in java?

An object is a basic entity in an object-oriented programming language that represents the real-life entities. Many objects are created by a java program that interacts with the invoking methods. The state of an object is represented by its attributes and reflects its properties. The behavior of an object is represented by the methods of the object and reflects the relationship of an object with the other objects. The identity of an object is a unique name provided to an object which helps one object to interact with other objects.