Editing Common Language Infrastructure (section)

{{Short description|Open specification for runtime environments}}
{{Infobox technology standard
| title             = Common Language Infrastructure
| status            = Published
| year_started      = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| version           = Sixth edition
| version_date      = {{Start date and age|2012|06}}
| organization      = '''Developed by:''' [[Microsoft]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Intel]], and others<br />
'''Standardized by:''' [[Ecma International|Ecma]], [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]/[[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]]
| related_standards = 
| abbreviation      = CLI
| domain            = Common Language ([[Cross-platform]])
| website           = {{URL|https://www.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-335/|ECMA-335}},<br />{{URL|https://www.iso.org/standard/58046.html|ISO/IEC 23271}}
| long_name         = ISO/IEC 23271:2012(E)
| first_published   = {{Start date and age|2001}} (Ecma) and {{Start date and age|2003}} (ISO/IEC)
| committee         = [[ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22]]
| license           = [[Reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing|RAND]]
}}
The '''Common Language Infrastructure''' ('''CLI''') is an open [[specification]] and [[technical standard]] originally developed by [[Microsoft]] and standardized by [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]/[[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]] ('''ISO/IEC 23271''') and [[Ecma International]] ('''ECMA 335''')<ref name="iso_iec_23271_2012">{{cite web| url = http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?csnumber=58046| title = ISO/IEC 23271:2012 - Information technology -- Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) |website=ISO |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702003946/https://www.iso.org/standard/58046.html |archive-date= Jul 2, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ecma_355_2012">{{cite web| url = https://www.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-335/| title = ECMA-335 |issue=6th edition |date=June 2012 |website=ECMA International |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016101943/https://www.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-335/ |archive-date= Oct 16, 2023 }}</ref> that describes executable code and a runtime environment that allows [[List of CLI languages|multiple high-level languages]] to be used on different [[Computing platform|computer platforms]] without being rewritten for specific architectures. This implies it is platform agnostic. The [[.NET Framework]], [[.NET]] and [[Mono (software)|Mono]] are implementations of the CLI.
The [[metadata]] format is also used to specify the [[API]] definitions exposed by the [[Windows Runtime]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2199428&seqNum=3| title = Introduction to Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript |website=Microsoft Press Store |date=Oct 15, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330075408/https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2199428&seqNum=3 |archive-date= Mar 30, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Sep-15.html| title = WinRT demystified |first1=Miguel |last1=de Icaza |date=15 Sep 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130221232/https://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Sep-15.html |archive-date= Nov 30, 2023 }}</ref>