===== Common Language Runtime (CLR) =====
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**Common Language Runtime (CLR)** is is a managed execution environment that is part of Microsoft’s .NET framework. CLR manages the execution of programs written in different supported languages.

CLR transforms [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sourcecode|source code]] into a form of bytecode known as [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cil]]. At run time, CLR handles the execution of the CIL code.

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