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title: "What is DataSet?"  
description: "What is DataSet?"  
author: "Anurag Sharma"  
published: 2010-10-16  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22/what-is-dataset  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is DataSet?

The **Dataset** is the central object in ADO.NET. DataSet is a logical container of data. It represents a set of data tables referenced as one unit in the application. \
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With this object you can get all the data you need from each table quickly, examine and change it while you are disconnected from the server and then update the server with changes in an efficient operation.\

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

The **Dataset** is the central object in ADO.NET. DataSet is a logical container of data. It represents a set of data tables referenced as one unit in the application. \
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With this object you can get all the data you need from each table quickly, examine and change it while you are disconnected from the server and then update the server with changes in an efficient operation.\


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