Object Linking and Embedding

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Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is a Microsoft technology that enables embedding and linking to documents and other objects across different applications within the Windows environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft technology
compound document technology
software component technology
abbreviation OLE NERFINISHED
acronymOf OLE NERFINISHED
allows automatic updating of linked objects when the source changes
editing of embedded objects with their native application
insertion of one application's data into another application's document
basedOn Component Object Model NERFINISHED
category document embedding technology
inter-application communication technology
componentOf Microsoft Windows architecture
developer Microsoft
documentationURL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/object-linking-and-embedding
enables embedding of objects between applications
linking of objects between applications
hasComponent OLE client
OLE server
hasFeature clipboard-based object embedding
drag-and-drop object embedding
in-place activation of embedded objects
influenced ActiveX Controls NERFINISHED
COM-based automation technologies
introducedBy Microsoft in early 1990s
operatingSystem Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
platform Windows
purpose to allow documents and other objects to be shared across different Windows applications
relatedTo ActiveX NERFINISHED
Component Object Model NERFINISHED
Dynamic Data Exchange NERFINISHED
OLE Automation NERFINISHED
Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control NERFINISHED
shortName OLE NERFINISHED
successorTo Dynamic Data Exchange in many use cases
supports OLE compound file format
binary object storage
compound documents
embedded objects
linked objects
usedFor integrating graphics, spreadsheets, and other objects into documents
usedIn Microsoft Access NERFINISHED
Microsoft Excel NERFINISHED
Microsoft PowerPoint NERFINISHED
Microsoft Word NERFINISHED
many third-party Windows applications
uses OLE containers
OLE objects
OLE servers

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Component Object Model extends Object Linking and Embedding
OLE fullName Object Linking and Embedding
OLE abbreviationFor Object Linking and Embedding