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Component Object Model (COM) is a binary-interface technology for software components from Microsoft that enables using objects in a language-neutral way between different programming languages, programming contexts, processes and machines.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component Object Model | Abbreviation | COM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Base standards | MIDL, UUID | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Domain | Component Interfacing | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | First published | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Latest version | Living standard 2021 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Organization | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Related standards | replaced: DDE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Related standards | built upon COM: OLE, OLE Automation, Browser Helper Object, ActiveX, COM+, DCOM, Win32 API, Win64 API, Windows shell, DirectX, WDM, WDF, .NET CLR, Windows Runtime | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Series | System Services | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Status | In force | 1.00 | infobox |
| Component Object Model | Website | learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/the-component-object-model | 1.00 | infobox |
| DirectX | instance of | and DCOM as well as implementations | 0.80 | text |
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