MIDL
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Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) is a text-based interface description language
by Microsoft
, based on the DCE/RPC
IDL which it extends for use with the Microsoft Component Object Model
. Its compiler is also called MIDL.
Interface description language
An interface description language , or IDL for short, is a specification language used to describe a software component's interface...
by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, based on the DCE/RPC
DCE/RPC
DCE/RPC, short for "Distributed Computing Environment / Remote Procedure Calls", is the remote procedure call system developed for the Distributed Computing Environment...
IDL which it extends for use with the Microsoft Component Object Model
Component Object Model
Component Object Model is a binary-interface standard for software componentry introduced by Microsoft in 1993. It is used to enable interprocess communication and dynamic object creation in a large range of programming languages...
. Its compiler is also called MIDL.