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The '''common language infrastructure''' is used in the [[Microsoft]] [[.NET]] initiative as the basis for running programs written in different [[programming language | programming languages]]. Before this [[Visual Basic]] for example has required a component <i>VBRUN</i> and Visual C++ uses <i>MSVCRT</i> for the compiled programs to run. The common language infrastructure is an effort to unify the different runtime modules needed.

It uses a [[virtual machine]] and a class library [[Common Language Runtime]]. (see Microsoft site [http://www.microsoft.com/partner/products/microsoftnet/CLRTechPage.asp]). There are many compilers beeingbeing developed which produce code for this virtual machine. The code it executes is called <i>Common Intermediate Language</i> (CIL) or ''Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)''.