Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Software that serves as an intermediary between systems software and an application.
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- noun computing
software thatfunctions at anintermediate layer betweenapplications andoperating system ordatabase management system , or betweenclient andserver - noun Networking software/hardware that is deployed in the middle of, as opposed to serviced by, a
packet network to enhance or provide some network function, such ascaching ,filtering , orfirewall functionality.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course, as the name implies, Fusion middleware is part of the core techstack we are using to build our Fusion Applications.
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Of course, as the name implies, Fusion middleware is part of the core techstack we are using to build our Fusion Applications.
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After all, Groove is in the category of "middleware" -- software that runs on top of Windows (or other platforms) and allows outsider developers to build on it.
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What this does illustrate, however, is that we need more "middleware" - standards for letting us export/import followers.
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There is "middleware" that enable wireless syncing, but who wants to buy something called middleware?
Techmamas 2009
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There is "middleware" that enable wireless syncing, but who wants to buy something called middleware?
Techmamas 2009
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Mr. Yamamoto said it is looking to buy technology service providers with a strong customer base or software companies who provide so-called middleware, a type of software that makes applications compatible with different computer platforms.
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Oracle succeeded yesterday in forging an $8.5 billion deal to acquire rival BEA Systems Inc., a maker of programs known as middleware that had resisted an unsolicited bid from Oracle in October.
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Oracle won a three month campaign yesterday to buy BEA Systems Inc., a company that makes so-called middleware that helps business computer systems interact with one another, by raising its bid by 14% to $8.5 billion.
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IBM ( IBM ), coping with a stagnant computer industry and traditionally focused on large enterprises, makes the so-called middleware software that is used to connect different computers and applications.
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