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Assemblies |
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An assembly is the basic .NET deployment unit. It is, more or less, a "logical" DLL (although more than one physical DLL may comprise it).
Assembly structure
Manifest | Metadata (type) | IL code | Resources |
Assemblies are self-describing. They do so through a metadata structure called a manifest. This metadata is distinct from the metadata used to describe any type and functionality exposed by the assembly.
A manifest includes:
Assembly versioning is handled on the identity level.
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