What is a transient object in Mendix?

A transient object in Mendix refers specifically to an object that is created in memory during the application's runtime but has not yet been persisted into the database. This means that the object exists only during the current session and will not be saved permanently unless explicit action is taken to persist it.

Transient objects are typically used for temporary data handling, like capturing user input or intermediate processing results that do not need to be stored for long-term use. They provide the benefit of minimizing database transactions, as they do not incur the overhead associated with saving data to a persistent storage system until necessary.

In contrast, objects that have been stored in the database represent persistent data that survives application sessions. Deleted objects refer to entities that have been removed, and those scheduled for garbage collection are unrelated to the Mendix object lifecycle and focus on memory management rather than data persistence.