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| Term
| Common Language Runtime
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| Definition
| CLR is the .NET runtime environment responsible for program execution management and for providing container services—debugging, exception management, memory management, profiling, and security. The CLR is a major subsystem in the .NET Framework which implements the Common Type System. Also called the Virtual Execution System (VES).
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| See also
| Java Virtual Machine
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