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title: "What is marshalling? Explain types of marshalling."  
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# What is marshalling? Explain types of marshalling.

Marshaling is a process of transforming or serializing data from one application domain and exporting it to another application domain.

## Two types of marshalling

- **Marshal by value:** a copy of an object is created by the server and is passed and used by the client.
- **Marshal by reference:** the client creates a proxy to access the object.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Marshaling is a process of transforming or serializing data from one application domain and exporting it to another application domain.

## Two types of marshalling

- **Marshal by value:** a copy of an object is created by the server and is passed and used by the client.
- **Marshal by reference:** the client creates a proxy to access the object.


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