Translation of "overordnet objekt" into English

The object in which another object resides. A parent object implies relation. For example, a folder is a parent object in which a file, or child object, resides. An object can be both a parent and a child object. For example, a subfolder that contains files is both the child of the parent folder and the parent folder of the files.

A type of interoperating control that determines the availability of another control (the subordinate control).