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title: "Data and modeling - .NET"
description: View links to articles that describe modeling and how to access data in .NET. The articles cover WCF Data Services, ADO.NET, and transaction processing.
ms.date: "09/09/2019"
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  - ".NET Framework, data access"
  - "data access [.NET Framework], about .NET Framework data access"
  - "data [.NET Framework], accessing"
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# Data and modeling in .NET

This section provides information on how to access data in .NET Framework.

## In this section

 [ADO.NET](./adonet/index.md)\
 Describes the ADO.NET architecture and how to use the ADO.NET classes to manage application data and interact with data sources, including Microsoft SQL Server, OLE DB data sources, and XML.

 [Transaction Processing](./transactions/index.md)\
 Discusses the .NET support for transactions.

## Related sections

 [Language Integrated Query (LINQ)](../../csharp/linq/index.md)\
 Provides links to relevant documentation for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) using C#.

 [Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) (Visual Basic)](../../visual-basic/programming-guide/concepts/linq/index.md)\
 Provides links to relevant documentation for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) using Visual Basic.

 [XML Documents and Data](../../standard/data/xml/index.md)\
 Provides an overview to a comprehensive and integrated set of classes that work with XML documents and data in .NET Framework.

 [XML Standards Reference](/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/ms256177(v=vs.100))\
 Provides reference information on XML standards that Microsoft supports.