SQL Server Native Client

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data access technology database connectivity driver

SQL Server Native Client is a data access technology from Microsoft that combines OLE DB and ODBC drivers to enable applications to connect efficiently to SQL Server databases and use advanced SQL Server features.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
SQL Server Native Client canonical	2
SQL Server Feature Pack (historical)	1
SQL Server Native Client 2005	1
SQL Server Native Client provider	1
SQLNCLI	1
SQLNCLI10	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11656747 — 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: SQL Server Native Client
Context triple: [Multiple Active Result Sets, appliesToProduct, SQL Server Native Client]

A. 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.
B. .NET Data Provider for SQL Server
.NET Data Provider for SQL Server is a specialized ADO.NET component that enables high-performance, managed access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from .NET 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. SQL Server Data Tools
SQL Server Data Tools is an integrated development environment within Visual Studio for designing, developing, debugging, and deploying SQL Server and Azure SQL databases and related business intelligence solutions.
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: SQL Server Native Client
Target entity description: SQL Server Native Client is a data access technology from Microsoft that combines OLE DB and ODBC drivers to enable applications to connect efficiently to SQL Server databases and use advanced SQL Server features.

A. 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.
B. .NET Data Provider for SQL Server
.NET Data Provider for SQL Server is a specialized ADO.NET component that enables high-performance, managed access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from .NET 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. SQL Server Data Tools
SQL Server Data Tools is an integrated development environment within Visual Studio for designing, developing, debugging, and deploying SQL Server and Azure SQL databases and related business intelligence solutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	data access technology ⓘ database connectivity driver ⓘ
bundledWith	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server feature pack Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2014 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server
componentOf	SQL Server feature pack ⓘ
connectionStringProviderName	SQLNCLI ⓘ linked to: SQL Server Native Client SQLNCLI10 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server Native Client SQLNCLI11 ⓘ
deprecationAnnouncedIn	SQL Server 2012 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server
deprecationEffectiveFrom	SQL Server 2014 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server
designedFor	Microsoft SQL Server ⓘ linked to: SQL Server
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
fileNameExample	sqlncli10.dll ⓘ sqlncli11.dll ⓘ
latestMajorVersion	11.0 ⓘ
latestMajorVersionFor	SQL Server 2012 ⓘ
replacedBy	Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server ⓘ Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server ⓘ
status	deprecated ⓘ
supportsFeature	Kerberos authentication ⓘ MARS (Multiple Active Result Sets) ⓘ linked to: Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS) XML data type ⓘ bulk copy operations ⓘ connection pooling ⓘ database encryption features ⓘ database mirroring ⓘ encrypted connections (SSL/TLS) ⓘ integrated Windows authentication ⓘ nvarchar(max) data type ⓘ query notifications ⓘ query notifications (Service Broker) ⓘ snapshot isolation ⓘ table-valued parameters ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ varbinary(max) data type ⓘ varchar(max) data type ⓘ
supportsProtocol	ODBC ⓘ OLE DB ⓘ
supportsVersion	SQL Server 2000 (limited) ⓘ linked to: SQL Server SQL Server 2005 ⓘ SQL Server 2008 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server SQL Server 2008 R2 ⓘ SQL Server 2012 ⓘ SQL Server 2014 ⓘ linked to: SQL Server
targetPlatform	Windows ⓘ
useCase	enabling applications to connect to SQL Server databases ⓘ using advanced SQL Server features via ODBC ⓘ using advanced SQL Server features via OLE DB ⓘ