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https://web.archive.org/web/20220901011824/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Access

https://web.archive.org/web/20220825195028/https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000462.shtml</FormatNote>
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