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Consider renaming COM* types in clr native code to CLR*

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#86,145 opened on May 12, 2023

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Description

Currently, there are still some native code elements named with COM prefix from the COM+ era, like COMFloat and COMDouble:

https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/a5d13e24cb374b55c906061f825d864efec7f3fb/src/coreclr/classlibnative/inc/floatdouble.h#L10

Can we rename them to things like CLRDouble, to make a clear distinction with COM interop? Are there any tools depending on these names?

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Find all occurrences of COMFloat and COMDouble in the repository, rename them to CLRFloat and CLRDouble, and update all references. Check for any external tools or dependencies that might rely on the old names.
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