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COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services.
COM is used in applications such as the Microsoft Office Family of products.
For example COM OLE technology allows Word documents to dynamically link to data in Excel spreadsheets and COM Automation allows users to build scripts in their applications to perform repetitive tasks or control one application from another.