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Database Connection - definition(s)

database connection - [Category=Data Management ] A link to a database from a software application. Database connections have two states: connected to or disconnected from the database. Deletion of a database connection only deletes the connection itself, not the database or its contents. Creation of a database connection requires selection of a data provider for data retrieval.

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Source: esri, 17 March 2012 09:44:36, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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