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What is the .NET equivalent of Apple's CoreData?

I am studying up on domain model and OR/M frameworks. I am familiar with Apple's CoreData, and would like to know: What Microsoft product is the equivalent to Apple's CoreData?

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  • I would have to say it's Entity Framework (EF).

    Per the MSDN site regarding Entity Framework:

    Entity Framework (EF) is an object-relational mapper that enables .NET developers to work with relational data using domain-specific objects. It eliminates the need for most of the data-access code that developers usually need to write.

    However, unlike CoreData which I believe works for OS X and iOS, I don't believe EF works on Windows Mobile phones yet, but I could be mistaken.