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Component Object Model

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Component Object Model

Summary

Component Object Model is a software framework[1]. It draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #11 of 94).[2]

Key Facts

  • Component Object Model's instance of is recorded as software framework[3].
  • Component Object Model's developer is recorded as Microsoft[4].
  • Component Object Model is used for component-based software engineering[5].
  • Component Object Model was released on 1993[6].
  • Component Object Model's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/component-object-model--com--portal[7].
  • Component Object Model's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/com[8].
  • Component Object Model's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'COM'}[9].

Body

Publication

Component Object Model was released on 1993[6].

Why It Matters

Component Object Model draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #11 of 94).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

component-based software engineering Microsoft

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved . docs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Instance of → software framework
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