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title: "What is the GAC?"  
description: "What is the GAC?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2014-09-22  
updated: 2020-09-14  
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# What is the GAC?

The acronym GAC stands for Global Assembly Cache. The GAC is where assemblies are stored so that many different applications can share these assemblies. Multiple versions of assemblies can be stored in the GAC, with applications specifying which version to use in the config file.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

The acronym GAC stands for Global Assembly Cache. The GAC is where assemblies are stored so that many different applications can share these assemblies. Multiple versions of assemblies can be stored in the GAC, with applications specifying which version to use in the config file.


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