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In [[computer software]], a '''Data Access Object''' (DAO) is a [[software component|component]] which provides a common [[Interface (computer science)|interface]] between the [[Application software|application]] and one or more [[data storage device]]s, such as a [[database]] or [[Computer file|file]]. The term is most frequently applied to the Data Access Object [[Design pattern (computer science)|design pattern]].

'''Data Access Objects''' was also used by [[Microsoft]] (typically abbreviated to DAO), as the name of a library they created based on this pattern.

== Why use Data Access Objects? ==