" But for its distance and its magnitude, I should suppose it a bird. Can it be a living object" ?
“但就它的距离和大小而言, 我应该认为它是一只鸟。它会是一个活的物体吗” ?
英语百科
Live distributed object
Live distributed object (also abbreviated as live object) refers to a running instance of a distributed multi-party (or peer-to-peer) protocol, viewed from the object-oriented perspective, as an entity that has a distinct identity, may encapsulate internal state and threads of execution, and that exhibits a well-defined externally visible behavior.