terminal object

Noun

 * 1)  An object within a category which receives arrows from all other objects in that category, and such that each of these arrows is unique.
 * In the category of sets, a terminal object is any singleton, since there exists a unique function, namely the constant function, from any given set into that singleton.
 * The terminal object is the limit over the empty diagram.

Synonyms

 * final object

Antonyms

 * initial object

Hyponyms

 * null object = zero object

Translations

 * German: Endobjekt, finales Objekt, terminales Objekt
 * Russian: конечный объект, терминальный объект