What is a Class and Object in C++?

Question

What is a Class and Object in C++?

Can we say that a Class is an Object?

Answer 1

No, an object is an instance of a class...

Unless...

If you are implementing a software design tool that allows you to represent classes, interfaces, properties, inheritance, associations, aggregations, etc., then at runtime, yes, each class you place in the designer will be an object instance of the Class class. Ok, couldn't help myself finding an example so twisted and meta.

Now seriously, a class is not an object.