What does the Visual Studio “Any CPU” target mean?

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An AnyCPU assembly will JIT to 64-bit code when loaded into a 64-bit process and 32 bit when loaded into a 32-bit process.

By limiting the CPU you would be saying: There is something being used by the assembly (something likely
unmanaged) that requires 32 bits or 64 bits.

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