JDBC Java Database Connectivity.
A Java-enabled version of the Open Database Connectivity data-access specification. (See OBDC in the hard copy dictionary.) JDBC provides an API for developing data-access applets (which see). The applets can then be downloaded from a Web browser to any database server with a JDBC driver. The specification was developed by Sun Microsystems and is supported by Oracle, Sybase, and Informix.
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