O

object

A unit of information that resides in a compound document and whose behavior is constant no matter where it is located or used.

Object Description Language (ODL)

A scripting language used to describe exposed libraries, objects, types, and interfaces. ODL scripts are compiled into type libraries by the MkTypLib tool.

OLE

Microsoft’s object-based technology for sharing information and services across process and machine boundaries (object linking and embedding).

out-of process server

An object application implemented in an executable file that runs in a separate process space from the Automation controller.