A set of security permissions defined at the object level. A system specialist or object owner defines object-level security. Acting on an object requires both the appropriate privileges and security settings.
The user assigned as the owner of an object. By default, the object owner is the user or group who created the object. The object has security settings specific to the object owner.
The structure of an object that constrains its characteristics, such as properties and permitted operations. For example, location is an object type, and UK and South America are specific location objects.