Component Object Model (COM)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:category object-oriented programming
component software
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:enables binary software componentry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Component Object Model (COM)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1993
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:.NET_Framework
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ActiveX
gptkb:OLE
gptkb:COM+
gptkb:DCOM
gptkbp:specifies interface-based programming
standard for software component interaction
gptkbp:supports language independence
gptkbp:usedFor dynamic object creation
interprocess communication
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Microsoft_Windows
gptkbp:uses gptkb:IUnknown_interface
reference counting
GUIDs for interface identification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dynamic_Data_Exchange_(DDE)
gptkb:Windows_Runtime_(WinRT)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7