TechnologySeptember 2, 2026

middleware

MID-wair

Definition

Software that acts as a bridge between different applications or operating systems, allowing them to communicate and manage data exchange.

Etymology

The term is a compound formed in the 1960s by combining middle and ware (as in software), describing components that occupy the central, connecting layer of a computing stack.

In the news

The article uses middleware to describe legacy software tools that previously managed simple data flows but are now proving inadequate for the complex, real-time demands of autonomous agentic AI.

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