TypGUID
TypGUID (short for "Type GUID") is an informal term used to describe a globally unique identifier (GUID) assigned to a software type, component, interface or type library. The identifier follows the standard GUID format — a 128-bit value typically shown as a string of hexadecimal digits in five groups enclosed in braces — and serves to uniquely name a type across systems and development teams.
In component-based platforms such as Microsoft COM, separate GUIDs are used to identify classes (CLSIDs), interfaces
Typical practices for TypGUIDs include generating them with system tools (for example, uuidgen, guidgen, or platform