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# ADOX Objects
## ADOX Object Summary  
  
|Object|Description|  
|------------|-----------------|  
|[Catalog](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/catalog-object-adox.md)|Contains collections that describe the schema catalog of a data source.|  
|[Column](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/column-object-adox.md)|Represents a column from a table, index, or key.|  
|[Group](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/group-object-adox.md)|Represents a group account that has access permissions within a secured database.|  
|[Index](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/index-object-adox.md)|Represents an index from a database table.|  
|[Key](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/key-object-adox.md)|Represents a primary, foreign, or unique key field from a database table.|  
|[Procedure](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/procedure-object-adox.md)|Represents a stored procedure.|  
|[Table](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/table-object-adox.md)|Represents a database table, including columns, indexes, and keys.|  
|[User](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/user-object-adox.md)|Represents a user account that has access permissions within a secured database.|  
|[View](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/view-object-adox.md)|Represents a filtered set of records or a virtual table.|  
  
 The relationships between these objects are illustrated in the [ADOX Object Model](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/adox-object-model.md).  
  
 Each object can be contained in its corresponding collection. For example, a **Table** object can be contained in a [Tables](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/tables-collection-adox.md) collection. For more information, see [ADOX Collections](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/adox-collections.md) or a specific collection topic.  
  
## See Also  
 [ADOX API Reference](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/adox-api-reference.md)   
 [ADOX Collections](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/adox-collections.md)   
 [ADOX Object Model](../../../ado/reference/adox-api/adox-object-model.md)   
 [ADO Extensions for Data Definition Language and Security (ADOX)](../../../ado/guide/extensions/ado-extensions-for-data-definition-language-and-security-adox.md)