Java Database Connectivity(JDBC)

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Jdbc is ... Java Database Connectivity(JDBC) is a Java Application Programming Interface (API) that enables Java programs to execute Structured Query Language (SQL) statements. This allows Java programs to interact with any SQL-compliant database. Since nearly all Relational DataBase Management Systems (RDBMSs) support SQL, and because Java itself runs on most platforms, JDBC makes it possible to write a single database application that can run on different platforms and interact with different DBMSs.

JDBC is similar to Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), but is designed specifically for Java programs, whereas ODBC is language-independent.

JDBC was developed by JavaSoft, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems.

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