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Common Language Runtime

Virtual machine component of Microsoft's .NET framework

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CLR implements the Virtual Execution System (VES) as defined in the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) standard, initially developed by Microsoft itself. A public standard defines the Common Language Infrastructure specification.

During the transition from legacy .NET technologies like the .NET Framework and its proprietary runtime to the community-developed .NET Core, the CLR was dubbed CoreCLR. The term CLR today may refer to either the .NET Framework CLR or Core CLR

Since .NET 5, the runtime for .NET follows a yearly release cadence, releasing a new version every November

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