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"Database-neutral access" interface in java for connecting to database and executing SQL statements
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It is designed after ODBC(Open Database connectivity) but with java-specific features
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Dependent on database-driver availability
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It is also an API for creating the low-level JDBC drivers, which do the actual connecting/transacting with data sources
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Based on the X/Open SQL Call Level Interface(CLI) that defines how client/server interactions are implemented for database systems
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Programmer writes only one database interface, using jdbc, the pogram can access any data source without recoding
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