A direct or indirect object is a part of a sentence.
A single word in isolation is neither a direct or indirect object. However, most nouns can be used in a sentence as either a direct or indirect object.
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In grammar, technique can serve as either a direct object or an indirect object, depending on how it is used in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "She taught me a new technique," "me" is the indirect object and "a new technique" is the direct object.
Direct object: food Indirect object: dog
I gave my dog a bone ('my dog' = indirect object; 'a bone' = direct object). They called me a taxi. (taxi - direct object, me- indirect object)
Direct object: his first film Indirect object: Spielberg
In the sentence "Your visit to the museum was educational", "visit" is the direct object. An indirect object would typically receive the direct object, such as in the sentence "I gave her a gift" where "her" is the indirect object receiving the direct object "gift".
Yes, in a sentence with both a direct and indirect object, the indirect object typically precedes the direct object. For example, in the sentence "She gave him a book," "him" is the indirect object and "book" is the direct object.