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title: "What Is LINQ?"  
description: "What Is LINQ?"  
author: "Rajesh Goswami"  
published: 2010-11-18  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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# What Is LINQ?

**LINQ** is auniform programming modelfor any kind of data. LINQ enables you to query\
and manipulate data with a consistent model that is independent from datasources.\
LINQ is just another tool for embedding SQL queries into code.\
LINQ is yet another data abstraction layer.

LINQ is amethodology that simplifies and unifies the implementation of any kind of data access. LINQ does not force you to use a specific architecture; it facilitates theimplementation of several existing architectures for accessing data. As with every tool, itcan be used in both good and in bad ways. To get the most out of LINQ, you will have to master it.

## Answers

### Answer by Rajesh Goswami

**LINQ** is auniform programming modelfor any kind of data. LINQ enables you to query\
and manipulate data with a consistent model that is independent from datasources.\
LINQ is just another tool for embedding SQL queries into code.\
LINQ is yet another data abstraction layer.

LINQ is amethodology that simplifies and unifies the implementation of any kind of data access. LINQ does not force you to use a specific architecture; it facilitates theimplementation of several existing architectures for accessing data. As with every tool, itcan be used in both good and in bad ways. To get the most out of LINQ, you will have to master it.


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