= ProgID
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ProgID, or "Programmatic Identifier," is a string that uniquely identifies a specific software component or object in the context of Microsoft's COM (Component Object Model) technology. It serves as a user-friendly name for a class or object and is used to create instances of COM objects in applications. A ProgID is typically structured as a combination of the application's name and the class name, often formatted like: \`ApplicationName.ClassName\`. For example, \`"Word.
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