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CLR
The virtual machine component of Microsoft's .NET framework and the backbone of the .NET framework. CLR takes care of a number of low-level executions such as application hosting, thread handling, memory management, security checks and application performance.
| First released | 2002 |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Latest stable version | 4 |
| Open-source | Not defined |
Interesting facts
All programs written for the .NET framework, regardless of programming language, are executed by the CLR.
