===== Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) =====
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**Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)** is a proprietary Microsoft technology that allows [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:c:com]] software to communicate across a network. DCOM is enhanced with COM applications to facilitate [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rpc]] and a Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) dedicated to Windows application and platform support.

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