orage in Git. It is uniquely identified by the
<a href="#def_SHA1">SHA-1</a> of its contents. Consequently, an
object cannot be changed.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_object_database"></a>object database</dt>
<dd>
<p>Stores a set of "objects", and an individual <a href="#def_object">object</a> is
identified by its <a href="#def_object_name">object name</a>. The objects usually
live in <code>$GIT_DIR/objects/</code>.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_object_identifier"></a>object identifier