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==Specification overview==
The WSGI interface has two sides: the "[[server (computing)|server]]" or "gateway" side, and the "application" or "framework" side. The server side invokes a callable object (usually a [[function (programming)|function]] or a [[method (computer science)|method]]) that is provided by the application side. Additionally WSGI provides [[middleware]]s; a WSGI middleware implements both sides of the API, so that it can be inserted "between" a WSGI server and a WSGI application -- the middleware will act as an application from the server's point of view, and as a server from the application's point of view.
 
A "middleware" component can perform such functions as: