object code
noun
: a computer program after translation from source code usually into machine language by a compiler
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Because state agencies did not record nearly half of the spending in the state’s online contracting database, reporters tracked the money by tracing 29-digit account codes and 6-digit object codes across three state databases.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
The Washington Examiner used budget object codes accompanying individual reimbursement transactions to determine which payments were covering food or housing for lawmakers.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
The Washington Examiner used budget object codes accompanying individual reimbursement transactions to determine which payments were covering food or housing for lawmakers.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Object code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/object%20code. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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