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Database Abstraction Layer
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Use caseprovides uniform interface for database operations across different database management systems
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Database Abstraction Layer

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Application programming interface that unifies communication between applications and database management systems

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primary use case

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provides uniform interface for database operations across different database management systemsUnverifiedHighFresh1

supports database

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MySQLUnverifiedHighFresh1
PostgreSQLUnverifiedHighFresh1
Oracle DatabaseUnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft SQL ServerUnverifiedHighFresh1

enables

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database portability between different DBMS platformsUnverifiedHighFresh1

common implementation

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JDBC for Java applicationsUnverifiedHighFresh1
ODBC for Windows applicationsUnverifiedHighFresh1
PDO for PHP applicationsUnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports protocol

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SQLUnverifiedHighFresh1

part of

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data access layer in software architectureUnverifiedHighFresh1

architectural pattern

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abstraction layer patternUnverifiedModerateFresh1

integrates with

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Object-Relational Mapping frameworksUnverifiedModerateFresh1

reduces

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vendor lock-in for database systemsUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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