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This module provides a framework for generating UUIDs (Universally
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Unique Identifiers, also known as GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers).
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A UUID is 128 bits long, and is guaranteed to be different from
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all other UUIDs/GUIDs generated until 3400 A.D. UUIDs were originally
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used in the Network Computing System (NCS) and later in the Open
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Software Foundation's (OSF) Distributed Computing Environment.
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Currently many different technologies rely on UUIDs to provide
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unique identity for various software components, Microsoft COM/DCOM
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for instance, uses GUIDs very extensively to uniquely identify
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classes, applications and components across network-connected
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systems.
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