Microsoft Access

E186212

database management system desktop database application relational database management system

Microsoft Access is a Microsoft Office database management system that combines a relational database engine with a graphical user interface and development tools for building data-driven applications.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Microsoft Access canonical	9
MS Access	1
Microsoft Access 1.0	1
Microsoft Access 2003	1
Microsoft Access 2013	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1647936 — 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: Microsoft Access
Context triple: [VBA, runsInside, Microsoft Access]

A. SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio is a graphical administration and development environment used to configure, manage, and query Microsoft SQL Server databases.
B. Visual Basic
Visual Basic is an event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, widely used for building Windows applications with a relatively simple, BASIC-derived syntax.
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.
D. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
E. Lotus Domino
Lotus Domino is IBM's enterprise-grade server platform that provides email, collaboration, and application hosting services for Lotus Notes and web clients.
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: Microsoft Access
Target entity description: Microsoft Access is a Microsoft Office database management system that combines a relational database engine with a graphical user interface and development tools for building data-driven applications.

A. SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio is a graphical administration and development environment used to configure, manage, and query Microsoft SQL Server databases.
B. Visual Basic
Visual Basic is an event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, widely used for building Windows applications with a relatively simple, BASIC-derived syntax.
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.
D. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
E. Lotus Domino
Lotus Domino is IBM's enterprise-grade server platform that provides email, collaboration, and application hosting services for Lotus Notes and web clients.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	database management system ⓘ desktop database application ⓘ relational database management system ⓘ
abbreviation	MS Access ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Access
canBeUsedAs	front-end for client–server databases ⓘ standalone desktop database ⓘ
canConnectTo	Microsoft SQL Server ⓘ linked to: SQL Server MySQL ⓘ ODBC-compliant data sources ⓘ Oracle Database ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
distributionModel	commercial software ⓘ
fileFormat	.accda ⓘ .accdb ⓘ .accde ⓘ .accdr ⓘ .accdt ⓘ .mdb ⓘ .mde ⓘ
genre	RAD tool ⓘ
hasComponent	Access Database Engine ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Jet Database Engine Jet Database Engine ⓘ form designer ⓘ graphical user interface ⓘ macro designer ⓘ query designer ⓘ report designer ⓘ
hasFeature	form-based data entry ⓘ graphical query builder ⓘ import and export wizards ⓘ referential integrity enforcement ⓘ relationship designer ⓘ report generation ⓘ
initialReleaseVersion	Access 1.0 ⓘ linked to: Access
initialReleaseYear	1992 ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
operatingSystem	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
partOf	Microsoft 365 ⓘ Microsoft Office ⓘ
platform	x64 ⓘ x86 ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
supports	ADO ⓘ linked to: ADO.NET DAO ⓘ ODBC ⓘ SQL ⓘ VBA modules ⓘ data-driven applications ⓘ forms ⓘ linked tables ⓘ macros ⓘ reports ⓘ
supportsLanguage	Visual Basic for Applications ⓘ linked to: VBA
targetUser	information workers ⓘ power users ⓘ small businesses ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

VBA → runsInside → Microsoft Access ⓘ

OLE DB → usedBy → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Microsoft Access → abbreviation → MS Access ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft Access

Microsoft Office → hasPart → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Office Insider → softwareTested → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Paradox → competesWith → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Microsoft Office Home and Student → excludesComponent → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Office 2003 → includedApplication → Microsoft Access 2003 ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft Access

Microsoft Office 365 Apps for enterprise → includesApplication → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Microsoft Jet Database Engine → usedBy → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Microsoft Jet Database Engine → introducedBy → Microsoft Access 1.0 ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft Access

VBA editor → accessibleFrom → Microsoft Access ⓘ

Office 2013 → hasComponent → Microsoft Access 2013 ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft Access

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Referenced by (13)

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