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Strong naming refers to signing an assembly with a key, producing a strong-named assembly. When an assembly is strong-named, it creates a unique identity based on the name and assembly version number, and it can help prevent assembly conflicts.
A strong name signature is an identity mechanism in the . NET Framework for identifying assemblies. It is a public-key digital signature that is typically used to verify the integrity of data being passed from an originator (signer) to a recipient (verifier).
A name that consists of an assembly's identity—its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided)—strengthened by a public key and a digital signature generated over the assembly.
From MSDN:
A strong name consists of the assembly's identity — its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided) — plus a public key and a digital signature.
You can use strong naming to ensure that when you load a DLL you get exactly the DLL you were expecting and not some other DLL that happens to have the same name.
A 'strongly named' assembly is one that has been signed with a key to ensure its uniqueness (for example, in the GAC). See here for more details:
Creating and Using Strong Named Assemblies
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