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Definition 12.6.1. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be an abelian category. Let $A, B \in \mathop{\mathrm{Ob}}\nolimits (\mathcal{A})$. An extension $E$ of $B$ by $A$ is a short exact sequence

\[ 0 \to A \to E \to B \to 0. \]

A morphism of extensions between two extensions $0 \to A \to E \to B \to 0$ and $0 \to A \to F \to B \to 0$ means a morphism $f : E \to F$ in $\mathcal{A}$ making the diagram

\[ \xymatrix{ 0 \ar[r] & A \ar[r] \ar[d]^{\text{id}} & E \ar[r] \ar[d]^ f & B \ar[r] \ar[d]^{\text{id}} & 0 \\ 0 \ar[r] & A \ar[r] & F \ar[r] & B \ar[r] & 0 } \]

commutative. Thus, the extensions of $B$ by $A$ form a category.

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