Middleware

nounid 3258·updated May 9, 2026

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Software that connects two or more software components or applications. It is another term for an application programmer interface or API, and it allows programmers to access lower- or higher-level services by providing an intermediary layer that includes function calls to the services.

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System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

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plural: Middlewares
possessive: Middleware's
pluralpossessive: Middlewares'

Framework definitions

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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: Software that connects two or more software components or applications. It is another term for an application programmer interface or API, and it allows programmers to access lower- or higher-level services by providing an intermediary layer that includes function calls to the services.

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