meaning of middleware
1. middleware Software that mediates between an application program and a network. It manages the interaction between disparate applications across the heterogeneous computing platforms. The Object Request Broker ORB, software that manages communication between objects, is an example of a middleware program. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface mid-level network Or "regional network". The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks. MIF Maker Interchange Format MIG Mach Interface Generator MIGRAINES