9/4/2002
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What is a Module?
•Unit of packaging and deployment
–All lexically named entities [classes, methods, etc] are owned by one and only one module.
•Persistable repositories of code and media
–Prerequisite’s manifest providing version, culture, and security data
•Role performed by specialized types of classes
•Implemented based on mainstream interop standards
–COFF, PE, ELF, CodeFragments
–Shared Libraries, DLL’s, EXE’s, OCX, CPL, etc
Architecture and Features