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What is the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)?

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What is the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)?

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MSIL is the CPU-independent instruction set into which .NET Framework programs are compiled. It contains instructions for loading, storing, initializing, and calling methods on objects. Combined with metadata and the common type system, MSIL allows for true cross-language integration. Prior to execution, MSIL is converted to machine code. It is not interpreted.