ADO.NET

E182224

.NET data access technology data access framework software framework component

ADO.NET is a data access framework in the .NET ecosystem that enables applications to connect to, retrieve, manipulate, and update data from various data sources such as relational databases and XML.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ADO.NET canonical	7
ADO	3
Microsoft Data Access technologies	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1610424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ADO.NET
Context triple: [Visual Basic .NET, supports, ADO.NET]

A. .NET Data Provider for SQL Server
.NET Data Provider for SQL Server is a specialized ADO.NET component that enables high-performance, managed access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from .NET applications.
B. OLE DB
OLE DB is a Microsoft data access API that provides a uniform way for applications to access data from a variety of relational and non-relational data sources.
C. ODBC
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standard API that enables applications to access and query data from a wide variety of relational and non-relational database management systems using a common interface.
D. Entity Framework
Entity Framework is Microsoft's object-relational mapper (ORM) for .NET that enables developers to work with databases using .NET objects instead of writing most SQL code directly.
E. ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a Microsoft web application framework for building dynamic, data-driven websites, services, and applications on the .NET platform.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ADO.NET
Target entity description: ADO.NET is a data access framework in the .NET ecosystem that enables applications to connect to, retrieve, manipulate, and update data from various data sources such as relational databases and XML.

A. .NET Data Provider for SQL Server
.NET Data Provider for SQL Server is a specialized ADO.NET component that enables high-performance, managed access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from .NET applications.
B. OLE DB
OLE DB is a Microsoft data access API that provides a uniform way for applications to access data from a variety of relational and non-relational data sources.
C. ODBC
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standard API that enables applications to access and query data from a wide variety of relational and non-relational database management systems using a common interface.
D. Entity Framework
Entity Framework is Microsoft's object-relational mapper (ORM) for .NET that enables developers to work with databases using .NET objects instead of writing most SQL code directly.
E. ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a Microsoft web application framework for building dynamic, data-driven websites, services, and applications on the .NET platform.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	.NET data access technology ⓘ data access framework ⓘ software framework component ⓘ
basedOn	ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) ⓘ
coreClass	DataColumn ⓘ DataRelation ⓘ DataRow ⓘ DataSet ⓘ DataTable ⓘ DbCommand ⓘ DbConnection ⓘ DbDataAdapter ⓘ DbDataReader ⓘ SqlCommand ⓘ SqlConnection ⓘ SqlDataAdapter ⓘ SqlDataReader ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
introducedIn	.NET Framework ⓘ surface form: .NET Framework 1.0
license	proprietary ⓘ
namespace	System.Data ⓘ ODBC ⓘ surface form: System.Data.Odbc OLE DB ⓘ surface form: System.Data.OleDb .NET Data Provider for SQL Server ⓘ surface form: System.Data.SqlClient
partOf	.NET Framework ⓘ .NET ecosystem ⓘ surface form: .NET platform
platform	.NET 5+ ⓘ .NET Core ⓘ Windows ⓘ
primaryPurpose	data access ⓘ data manipulation ⓘ data retrieval ⓘ data update ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C# programming language ⓘ surface form: C# Visual Basic .NET ⓘ surface form: VB.NET
relatedTo	Entity Framework ⓘ LINQ ⓘ surface form: LINQ to SQL
replaces	ADO in .NET applications ⓘ
supportsArchitecture	n-tier applications ⓘ service-oriented applications ⓘ
supportsDataSource	MySQL ⓘ ODBC data sources ⓘ OLE DB data sources ⓘ Oracle Database ⓘ surface form: Oracle PostgreSQL ⓘ SQL Server ⓘ XML data sources ⓘ relational databases ⓘ
supportsFeature	asynchronous database operations ⓘ connected data access ⓘ connection pooling ⓘ data binding ⓘ disconnected data access ⓘ parameterized queries ⓘ stored procedure execution ⓘ transaction management ⓘ
supportsLanguage	C# ⓘ F# ⓘ Visual Basic .NET ⓘ surface form: VB.NET
usedFor	desktop application data access ⓘ enterprise application data access ⓘ web application data access ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Visual Basic .NET → supports → ADO.NET ⓘ

ASP.NET → integratesWith → ADO.NET ⓘ

ODBC → relatedTo → ADO.NET ⓘ

.NET Data Provider for SQL Server → partOf → ADO.NET ⓘ

OLE DB → relatedTo → ADO.NET ⓘ

this entity surface form: ADO

OLE DB → relatedTo → ADO.NET ⓘ

Microsoft Access → supports → ADO.NET ⓘ

this entity surface form: ADO

Mono project → supports → ADO.NET ⓘ

Microsoft Jet Database Engine → accessedVia → ADO.NET ⓘ

this entity surface form: ADO

Microsoft Jet Database Engine → partOf → ADO.NET ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Data Access technologies

SqlTransaction → partOf → ADO.NET ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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