===== Component Object Model (COM) =====
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**Component Object Model (COM)** is a simple Microsoft specification method that defines a binary standard for exchanging code between two systems, regardless of the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:o:os|OS]] or programming language. COM provides access to distributed client object services and is used to share cross-platform binary code and [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:p:programlang|programming languages]].

[[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:p:portability|Portability]] - COM's primary [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:o:oop|objective]] - is achieved through well-defined COM object interfaces.


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