Describe what does Middleware mean

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Describe what does Middleware mean?

Answer 1

Middleware is distributed software required to support interaction among clients and servers. In brief, the software is in the middle of Client or Server systems. Additionally, it acts as a bridge among the clients and servers. It begins with API set on the client side which is employed to invoke a service and it covers the transmission of request over the network and the resultant response. It neither comprises the software which provides the real service - that is in the server's domain nor the user interface or the application login-which is in client's domain.