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data binding A way to link data (such as a data set) in your application to the properties of a control.

data consumer A control that is bound to a data source.

Data Provider A set of classes that work together to provide managed data access.

DataSet A class that contains an application copy of data that has been retrieved from a data source.

delegate An object that acts as a type-safe function pointer. Delegates can be used to invoke the method they point to.

deploying Installing an application on the computer where it will run.

derived class A class that is based on another class (called a base class) through inheritance. A derived class inherits the members of its base class and can override or shadow those members.

design time Represents the state of the application while being designed. Applications at design time consist of noncompiled code that can be manipulated in the code editor or designer window.

destructor The method that is run just before a class is removed from memory. Generally, a destructor contains any code required to clean up after the class. See also finalizer.

disconnected data access Data access that uses a data connection only when executing database operations. This is the default kind of data access implemented by ADO.NET.

docking In Windows Forms, attaching a control to the edge of the form. You can dock a control by setting the Dock property.