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# MIDIClientRef

An object that maintains per-client state.

```
typealias MIDIClientRef = MIDIObjectRef
```

## Discussion

A client object derives from [`MIDIObjectRef`](/documentation/CoreMIDI/MIDIObjectRef). It doesn’t have an owning object.

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