WCF - What is it exactly? [duplicate]

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What is WCF?

I am a beginning programmer, and would like to know what WCF actually is.

Maybe this is a stupid question but I can't get it figured out.

I know it's a part of the .NET framework, but is it a way of working? Or is it a piece of code you can implement? or is it an interface?

I understand it is something about working with webservices.

Can anyone explain it to me so it's a bit more clear?

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Read this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731082.aspx

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It is a framework for communication, focussed on communication in service oriented applications, although it can be used for other types of communication as well.

The MDSN article has more info