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Visual Basic is a name for a family of programming languages from Microsoft. It may refer to:

Visual Basic (.NET), the current version of Visual Basic launched in 2002 which runs on .NET
Visual Basic (classic), the original Visual Basic supported from 1991 to 2008
Embedded Visual Basic, the classic version geared toward embedded applications
Visual Basic for Applications, an implementation of Visual Basic 6 built into programs such as Microsoft Office and used for writing macros
VBScript, an Active Scripting language based on VB6, actively maintained from 1996–2023

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-'''Visual Basic''' (VB) is a family of [[technology|technologies]] from [[Microsoft]] that involve their variant of the [[BASIC]] [[programming language]].
+'''Visual Basic''' is a name for a family of programming languages from Microsoft. It may refer to:
+* [[Visual Basic (.NET)]], the current version of Visual Basic launched in 2002 which runs on .NET
-The core technology has a long and storied history with products and technological advances spanning decades. Major product lines include:
+* [[Visual Basic (classic)]], the original Visual Basic supported from 1991 to 2008
+* [[Embedded Visual Basic]], the classic version geared toward embedded applications
-* [[Visual Basic (.NET)]] {{endash}} the current line, launched in 2002, named ''Visual Basic .NET'' at first, but now just ''Visual Basic'', based on [[.NET]], supported in various [[integrated development environment]]s including [[Visual Studio]]
+* [[Visual Basic for Applications]], an implementation of Visual Basic 6 built into programs such as Microsoft Office and used for writing macros
-* [[Visual Basic (classic)]] {{endash}} the first line, supported from 1991 to 2008, version 6 (VB6) based on [[Component Object Model]] (COM), tightly bound with the [[integrated development environment]] by the same name, ''Visual Basic''
+* [[VBScript]], an Active Scripting language based on VB6, actively maintained from 1996&ndash;2023
-Derivative technologies include:
-* [[Visual Basic for Applications]] (VBA) {{endash}} a variant of VB6 built into [[computer program]]s such as [[Microsoft Office]] for [[automation]] [[Macro (computer science)|macros]]
-* [[VBScript]] {{endash}} a [[scripting language]] based on VB6
-* [[Embedded Visual Basic]] {{endash}} the classic version geared toward embedded applications
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