====== Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) ======
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**Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP)** is an object-oriented protocol used to facilitate network interaction between distributed programs written in different programming languages. IIOP is used to enhance Internet and intranet communication for applications and services.

**IIOP** is an integral component of the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:corba]], which is a well-known [dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:infotech]] industry standard. **IIOP** is an implementation of General Inter-ORB Protocol (GIOP), which is an abstract interation protocol used by Object Request Brokers (ORB).

**IIOP** is similar to Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), which is a primary CORBA/IIOP competitor.

Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/1302/internet-inter-orb-protocol-iiop ]]


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