alice.age represents an attribute called "age" belonging to an object named "alice". It stores and retrieves the age value associated with the specific instance of the object.
Related terms
Attribute: An attribute is a characteristic or property associated with an object that defines its state or behavior.
An object is an instance of a class that encapsulates data (attributes) and methods (actions) related to that particular type of object.
Instance: An instance refers to a specific occurrence or realization of an object. It represents one unique copy of that class with its own set of values for attributes.