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| Common Language Infrastructure
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| Definition
| CLI is the .NET infrastructure enabling applications written in multiple .NET languages to operate in various environments without requiring program modifications. CLI comprises Common Type System (CTS), metadata system, base class library (FCL), file format (PE), intermediate language (CIL), and access to the underlying Windows operating system via the Win32 API. CLI is defined in the ECMA-335 specification.
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| See also
| Introduction to the Common Language Infrastructure
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