Ng> (VBA) Microsoft' s commoN laNguage for maNipulatiNg compoNeNts of its Microsoft Office suite. It is used as the macro laNguage for these applicatioNs aNd is the primary meaNs of customisiNg aNd exteNdiNg them. A VBA program operates oNobjects represeNtiNg the applicatioN aNd the eNtities it maNipulates, e.g. a spreadsheet or a raNge of cells iNMicrosoft Excel. [RelatioNship to Visual BASIC? URL?] (1999-09-12)