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Define and explain COM

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component Object Model or COM is a Microsoft platform for software componentry. It is used to enable cross-application communication and dynamic object creation in any programming language that supports the technology. COM is often used in the software development world as an umbrella term that encompasses the OLE ActiveX COM+ and DCOM technologies. COM has been around since 1993 however Microsoft only really started emphasizing the name around 1997.

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