<database, programming> Microsoft's low-level application program interface (API) for access to data sources.
"OLE" originally stood for Object Linking and Embedding and "DB" for database but Microsoft no longer ascribes these meanings.
(2008-03-19)
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Nearby terms: Old Testament « OLE « OLE custom controls « OLE DB » OLE for Process Control » OLGA » Olivetti