OLE DB
E57250
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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OLE DB canonical | 7 |
| Microsoft Data Access Components | 1 |
| OLE DB consumer | 1 |
| OLE DB for Data Mining | 1 |
| OLE DB for OLAP | 1 |
| Object Linking and Embedding Database | 1 |
| System.Data.OleDb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T452408 — 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: OLE DB Context triple: [SQL Server, supportsAPI, OLE DB]
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A.
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.
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B.
.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.
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C.
SQL Server
SQL Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade relational database management system used for storing, managing, and analyzing data in a wide range of applications.
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D.
DBE
DBE is the title "Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire," a high-ranking honor awarded in the British honours system.
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E.
SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standardized programming language used to manage, query, and manipulate data in relational database management systems.
- 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: OLE DB Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
.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.
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C.
SQL Server
SQL Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade relational database management system used for storing, managing, and analyzing data in a wide range of applications.
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D.
DBE
DBE is the title "Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire," a high-ranking honor awarded in the British honours system.
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E.
SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standardized programming language used to manage, query, and manipulate data in relational database management systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft technology
ⓘ
data access API ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OLE DB self-link ⓘ |
| basedOn | COM ⓘ |
| componentType | set of COM interfaces ⓘ |
| computingPlatform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| designGoal |
separate data access from data storage
ⓘ
unify access to heterogeneous data sources ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| fullName |
OLE DB
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Object Linking and Embedding Database
|
| hasComponent |
OLE DB
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
OLE DB consumer
OLE DB provider ⓘ |
| hasInterfaceCategory |
data definition interfaces
ⓘ
data manipulation interfaces ⓘ metadata interfaces ⓘ |
| influenced |
.NET data access patterns
ⓘ
ADO design ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
OLE DB
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Data Access Components
|
| provides | uniform data access interface ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ADO.NET
ⓘ
surface form:
ADO
ADO.NET ⓘ JDBC ⓘ ODBC ⓘ |
| roleOfConsumer | requests and processes data ⓘ |
| roleOfProvider | exposes data in tabular form ⓘ |
| status | legacy technology ⓘ |
| successorTechnology |
ADO.NET data providers
ⓘ
OLE DB .NET data provider ⓘ |
| supportsAccessTo |
SQL databases
ⓘ
email stores ⓘ hierarchical databases ⓘ non-relational data sources ⓘ relational data sources ⓘ spreadsheets ⓘ text files ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
OLE DB
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
OLE DB for Data Mining
OLE DB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OLE DB for OLAP
distributed queries ⓘ parameterized commands ⓘ schema discovery ⓘ scrollable cursors ⓘ transactions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Internet Information Services
ⓘ
Microsoft Access ⓘ SQL Server ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft SQL Server
|
| usedFor |
business intelligence applications
ⓘ
enterprise data access ⓘ reporting applications ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Component Object Model ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: OLE DB Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
IBM Db2
this entity surface form:
Object Linking and Embedding Database
this entity surface form:
OLE DB consumer
this entity surface form:
OLE DB for OLAP
this entity surface form:
OLE DB for Data Mining
this entity surface form:
Microsoft Data Access Components
subject surface form:
Multiple Active Result Sets