middleware

Questions

What does middleware mean?

Software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client and server.

Where does middleware come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *midjō Proto-Germanic *-ilą Proto-Germanic *midlą Old English middel Middle English myddel English middle Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English middleware From middle + -ware.

How to pronounce middleware

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