<p><span style="color: #676767;font-family: 'Open Sans'">The&nbsp;</span><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: 600;line-height: inherit;font-family: 'Open Sans';vertical-align: baseline;color: #676767">.NET Framework</span><span style="color: #676767;font-family: 'Open Sans'">&nbsp;(pronounced as &ldquo;</span><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-style: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: 'Open Sans';vertical-align: baseline;color: #676767">dot net&rdquo;</span><span style="color: #676767;font-family: 'Open Sans'">) is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It was the predominant implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) until being superseded by the cross-platform .NET project.</span></p>