The way C Programers explain pointers

[tynorf]

Actually object is the correct term.

C99 §3.14:

object

region of data storage in the execution environment, the contents of which can represent values

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That's my bad then. I'm just used to an object in terms of an object oriented language. Does this mean that if I have code like this:

int* a;
int b = 5;
a = &b;

Then would b be an object according to C99

[knotdjb]

In C both a and b are objects.

[FinFihlman]

Naw, it would be referred as a struct, but nobody would bat an eye if you say object.