What is System.ContextBoundObject?

Question

What is ContextBoundObject used for? The documentation mentions 'contexts', which seem to be programatically defined, but fails to give any explanation as to what one is.

Answer 1

It's the base class providing facilities for synchronization domains in .NET (a little known feature in since .NET 1.0)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd569749.aspx

http://www.ddj.com/architect/184405771