OLE

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OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is a Microsoft technology that enables embedding and linking to documents and other objects within different applications, forming a foundation for later component technologies like ActiveX.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
OLE canonical 1
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) 1
OLE storage 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft technology
software component technology
abbreviationFor Object Linking and Embedding
allows embedding charts in documents
embedding spreadsheets in word processing documents
linking external data sources
basedOn Component Object Model
category inter-process communication technology
software framework
developer Microsoft
enables embedding documents
embedding objects across applications
linking documents
linking objects across applications
fileFormatTechnology Microsoft Office binary formats
surface form: OLE Compound File Binary Format
foundationFor ActiveX
fullName Object Linking and Embedding
hasComponent Windows Script Components
surface form: OLE Automation

OLE embedding
OLE linking
historicalRole early COM-based integration technology
precursor to ActiveX controls
introducedBy Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
operatesOn binary objects
compound file storage
platform Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
primaryPurpose compound document creation
integration of heterogeneous applications
relatedTo ActiveX
COM
Windows Script Components
surface form: OLE Automation
standardizedInterface IDataObject
COM+
surface form: IOleInPlaceActiveObject

IOleObject
IPersistStorage
supports compound documents
drag-and-drop embedding
in-place activation of embedded objects
object embedding
object linking
usedFor integrating third-party components into applications
reusing existing application functionality
usedIn Excel
surface form: Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
surface form: Microsoft PowerPoint

Word
surface form: Microsoft Word

Windows Shell
surface form: Windows shell
uses COM

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Referenced by (3)

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

ActiveX relatedTo OLE
COM relatedTo OLE
this entity surface form: OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)
Microsoft Office binary formats supports OLE
this entity surface form: OLE storage