middleware
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client and server
- 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 as caching, filtering, or firewall functionality.
Etymology
Affix from English middle.
Origin
English
middle
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Cognates and derived terms
- Middle East English
- Middleburg English
- Middlebury English
- anteromiddle English
- middle English
- middleborn English
- middlebox English
- middlebreaker English
- middlebrow English
- middlebuster English
- middlegame English
- middleman English
- middlemost English
- middleness English
- middleperson English
- middler English
- middlesome English
- middlestream English
- middleweight English
- middlewoman English
- middling English
- middlish English
- middel Middle English