Labels:text | screenshot | font | rectangle | number | map OCR: Client Process Local Server Process In Process Object Stub Local in Process COM Object Client Server Application Local Object Remote Machine Proxy Remote Server Process COM Remote Stub Local Object Proxy COM Object Figure 1. DCOM provides location and packaging transparency. An object can be in-process, out-of-process on the local machine, or out-of-process on a remote machine. In the case of out- of-process servers, DCOM uses interface-specific proxy and stub code (typically generated from an IDL file) and an RPC mechanism.