What does COM stand for and why you need it?

Just to have an idea...
thanks

Component
Object
Model

It's a method for allowing applications to interact with external objects by treating them as objects. It's what allows you to do this:
Dim rstMyData As ADODB.Recordset

This is as opposed to having to use a Declare statement - the way APIs work.

It was a solution to help enable developers use more object-oriented methods during development.

Plus it made for a really cool buzzword.

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thank you for your reply, now I know that I used COM in my program :)