Microsoft Jet Database Engine

E276961

relational database engine software component

Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a file-based relational database engine from Microsoft used primarily by desktop applications such as Access for storing and managing structured data.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Access Database Engine	1
Microsoft Access Database Engine	1
Microsoft Jet Database Engine canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2554755 — 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 Jet Database Engine
Context triple: [Microsoft Access, supportsBackend, Microsoft Jet Database Engine]

A. Microsoft Access
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. OLE DB
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.
E. IBM DB2
IBM DB2 is a family of enterprise-grade relational database management systems developed by IBM, widely used for high-performance, scalable data storage and transaction processing across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
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 Jet Database Engine
Target entity description: Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a file-based relational database engine from Microsoft used primarily by desktop applications such as Access for storing and managing structured data.

A. Microsoft Access
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. OLE DB
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.
E. IBM DB2
IBM DB2 is a family of enterprise-grade relational database management systems developed by IBM, widely used for high-performance, scalable data storage and transaction processing across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	relational database engine ⓘ software component ⓘ
accessedVia	ADO ⓘ linked to: ADO.NET DAO ⓘ ODBC ⓘ OLE DB ⓘ
architecture	32-bit ⓘ
concurrencyModel	file-level locking ⓘ page-level locking ⓘ
dataModel	relational model ⓘ
designedFor	desktop applications ⓘ single-user scenarios ⓘ small workgroup scenarios ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
distributionModel	redistributable with applications ⓘ
doesNotSupport	high-concurrency enterprise workloads ⓘ true client-server architecture ⓘ
fileExtension	.mdb ⓘ .mde ⓘ
hasLimit	2 GB maximum database file size (approximate, excluding system overhead) ⓘ
introducedBy	Microsoft Access 1.0 ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Access
operatedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
partOf	Microsoft Data Access technologies ⓘ linked to: ADO.NET
platform	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
replacedBy	Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider ⓘ Microsoft Access Database Engine ⓘ linked to: Microsoft ACE OLEDB provider
softwareGenre	database engine ⓘ
status	legacy technology ⓘ
storageModel	file-based database ⓘ
successor	Microsoft SQL Server Express in many scenarios ⓘ
supports	ANSI SQL subset ⓘ SQL ⓘ compact and repair operations ⓘ data types such as text, number, date/time ⓘ embedded in application processes ⓘ indexes ⓘ password protection at database file level ⓘ referential integrity ⓘ transactions ⓘ
usedBy	Microsoft Access ⓘ Microsoft Office applications ⓘ Visual Basic 6.0 ⓘ linked to: Visual Basic classic ASP applications ⓘ
usedFor	managing structured data ⓘ storing structured data ⓘ
usedIn	legacy line-of-business applications ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Microsoft Access → supportsBackend → Microsoft Jet Database Engine ⓘ

subject linked to: Access

Microsoft Access → supportsBackend → Microsoft Access Database Engine ⓘ

subject linked to: Access

linked to: Microsoft Jet Database Engine

Microsoft Access → hasComponent → Access Database Engine ⓘ