Tech Glossary

What is LINQ?

Linq is a component of the .NET Framework that was introduced in version 3.5. It provides a way to query and manipulate data in various data sources. Linq can be used to query and manipulate data in various databases, XML files and other sources. Linq contains a number of different components, the most famous of which is LINQ to SQL. LINQ to SQL enables the query and manipulation of data in a SQL Server database using Linq.