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Incomputer programming,glue code iscode that allows components tointeroperate that otherwise areincompatible. Theadapter pattern describes glue code as asoftware design pattern.
Glue code describeslanguage bindings orforeign function interfaces such as theJava Native Interface (JNI).
Glue code may be written to access existinglibraries, mapobjects to adatabase usingobject-relational mapping, orintegratecommercial off-the-shelf programs.
Glue code may be written in the same language as the code it is gluing together, or in a separateglue language.
Glue code can be key torapid prototyping.
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