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Assemblies Are Versionable Units

.NET assemblies are assigned a four-part numerical version number of the form <major>.<minor>.

<

build>.<revision> (if you do not explicitly provide a version number, the assembly is automatically

assigned a version of 0.0.0.0). This number, in conjunction with an optional 

public key value, allows

multiple versions of the same assembly to coexist in harmony on a single machine. Formally speak-

ing, assemblies that provide public key information are termed 

strongly named. As you will see in

this chapter, using a strong name, the CLR is able to ensure that the correct version of an assembly

is loaded on behalf of the calling client.