Glossary:Definition - ADO.NET
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| Term | ADO.NET | |
| Definition | Acronym for ActiveX Data Objects for .NET—a suite of data access technologies bundled in the .NET Framework class libraries and providing relational data and XML access.
ADO.NET includes data providers and .NET classes for manipulating databases, e.g., Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, MySQL, and Oracle. ADO.NET consists of .NET Framework data providers, classes constituting the DataSet—e.g., columns, relations, rows, tables—, plus custom type definitions—e.g., Once known as ADO+, ADO.NET can be used from any .NET language. | |
| See also | .NET Framework, ADO | |
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