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The '''.NET Framework''' (pronounced as "''dot net"''") is a proprietary [[software framework]] developed by [[Microsoft]] that runs primarily on [[Microsoft Windows]]. It was the predominant implementation of the [[Common Language Infrastructure]] (CLI) until being superseded by the cross-platform [[.NET]] project. It includes a large [[class library]] called [[Framework Class Library]] (FCL) and provides [[language interoperability]] (each language can use code written in other languages) across several [[programming language]]s. Programs written for .NET Framework execute in a [[software]] environment (in contrast to a [[computer hardware|hardware]] environment) named the [[Common Language Runtime]] (CLR). The CLR is an [[process virtual machine|application virtual machine]] that provides services such as security, [[memory management]], and [[exception handling]]. As such, computer code written using .NET Framework is called "[[managed code]]". FCL and CLR together constitute the .NET Framework.

FCL provides the [[user interface]], [[data access]], [[database connection|database connectivity]], [[cryptography]], [[web application]] development, numeric [[algorithm]]s, and [[computer networking|network communications]]. Programmers produce software by combining their [[source code]] with .NET Framework and other libraries. The framework is intended to be used by most new applications created for the Windows platform. Microsoft also produces an [[integrated development environment]] for .NET software called [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio]].