</dt>
<dd>
<p>Synonym for <a href="#def_object_name">object name</a>.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_object_name"></a>object name</dt>
<dd>
<p>The unique identifier of an <a href="#def_object">object</a>.  The
object name is usually represented by a 40 character
hexadecimal string.  Also colloquially called <a href="#def_SHA1">SHA-1</a>.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_object_type"></a>object type</dt>
<dd>
<p>One of the identifiers "<a href="#def_commit_object">commit</a>",
"<a href="#de