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DBC provides a standard library for accessing relational databases.

Using the JDBC API, you can access a wide variety of different SQL

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databases with exactly the same Java syntax. It is important to note that

although JDBC standardizes the mechanism for connecting to data 

bases, the syntax for sending queries and committing transactions, and the

data structure representing the result, it does not attempt to standardize

the SQL syntax. So, you can use any SQL extensions your database vendor

supports. However, since most queries follow standard SQL syntax, using

JDBC lets you change database hosts, ports, and even database vendors

with minimal changes in your code. 

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Officially, JDBC is not an acronym and thus does not stand for anything.

Unofficially,  Java Database Connectivity  is commonly used as the long form

of the name.

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