Glossary

.NET Framework

A set of technologies used to write CLR-based applications and XML Web Services.

.NET Framework SDK

The freely downloadable software development kit for writing and debugging CLR-based applications and XML Web Services.

abnormal termination

The premature exit of a method due to an exception being raised but not handled.

abstract type

A type that can be used only as a base type and cannot be used to instantiate objects or values.

AL.EXE

The assembly linker that ships with the .NET Framework SDK.

AppDomain

The basic scope of execution in the CLR.

aspect-oriented programming (AOP)

A programming technique based on factoring code based on separation of concerns, often using implicit execution based on out-of-band declarations and ...

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