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.NET runtime

The software that loads and runs a built .NET program.

The .NET runtime (the CLR plus the base class libraries) loads assemblies, JIT-compiles IL, manages memory, and runs .NET programs; installing only the runtime lets a machine run programs but not build them.

Examples

  • dotnet --list-runtimes shows lines like Microsoft.NETCore.App 10.0.5, one per installed runtime.

See also

.NET SDK JIT compiler framework-dependent deployment
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