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This section describes the low level fundamental building blocks of the _IntelliJ Platform_:

* The component model - how the application is hosted and composed. Lifetime and dependency management.
* [Threading models](/basics/architectural_overview/general_threading_rules.md)
* [Messaging](/reference_guide/messaging_infrastructure.md)