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Database Connection
Quick Definition
Communication channel between application and database server
Full Definition
A communication channel between an application and a database server for executing queries and transactions.
Examples
connection strings, authentication, session management
Related Terms
connection-pooling
sql
driver
More Database Terms
ACID
Properties guaranteeing reliable transaction processing
SQL
Standard language for managing and querying databases
Foreign Key
Field referencing primary key to establish table relationships
Primary-Replica Architecture
Architecture with primary for writes, replicas for reads
Cassandra
Distributed NoSQL database with high availability and scalability
Replication
Copying data between servers for redundancy