Common Object Request Broker Architecture

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CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) is a standard for software components. CORBA defines APIs, communication protocol, and object/service information models to enable heterogeneous applications written in various languages running on various platforms to interoperate. CORBA therefore provides platform and location transparency for well-defined objects, which are the fundamental underpinnings of any Distributed computing platform.

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