An object is a thing that occupies memory, has a value, and has methods that manipulate it. As such, even elementary variables are objects.
Most, however, consider that an object in C++ is an instance of a class type.
// declaration and definition
class myClass {
... attributes
... methods
... constructors
... destructor
};
// instantiation by direct allocation
myClass myClassObject;
// instantiation by heap allocation
myClass *myClassObjectPtr = new myClass;
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