Middleware

Middleware is a type of computer software program that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system. It can be described as "software glue".^[1]^[2]

Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their application. It gained popularity in the 1980s as a solution to the problem of how to link newer applications to older legacy systems, although the term had been in use since 1968.^[3]

^ "Middleware conference". middleware-conf.github.io. Retrieved 2023-12-16. Middleware is a distributed-system software that resides between applications and underlying platforms (operating systems; databases; hardware), and/or ties together distributed applications, databases or devices. Its primary role is to coordinate and enable communication between different layers or components while isolating much of the complexity of distribution into a single, well tested and well understood system abstraction.
^ "What is Middleware?". Middleware.org. Defining Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Gall, Nick (July 30, 2005). "Origin of the term middleware". Retrieved May 21, 2008.

[1] "Middleware conference". middleware-conf.github.io. Retrieved 2023-12-16. Middleware is a distributed-system software that resides between applications and underlying platforms (operating systems; databases; hardware), and/or ties together distributed applications, databases or devices. Its primary role is to coordinate and enable communication between different layers or components while isolating much of the complexity of distribution into a single, well tested and well understood system abstraction.

[MW-00-2] "What is Middleware?". Middleware.org. Defining Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] Gall, Nick (July 30, 2005). "Origin of the term middleware". Retrieved May 21, 2008.

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