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An automorphism is an isomorphism from an object to itself, and which also preserves the objects structure .

An automorphism is an isomorphism from an object to itself, and which also preserves the object's structure. The set of all automorphisms of an object form the automorphism group, denoted $\operatorname{Aut}_C(X)$ for a category $C$ and an object $X$.