This article describes OLE threading models. Original product version: OLE threading models Original KB number: 150777 Summary COM objects can be used in multiple threads of a process. The terms "Single- threaded Apartment" (STA) and "Multi-threaded Apartment" (MTA) are used to create a conceptual framework for describing the relationship between objects and threads, the concurrency relationsh
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