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==Application== {{main|Database application}} External interaction with the database will be via an application program that interfaces with the DBMS.{{sfn|Connolly|Begg|2014|p=65}} This can range from a [[Comparison of database tools|database tool]] that allows users to execute SQL queries textually or graphically, to a website that happens to use a database to store and search information. ===Application program interface=== A [[programmer]] will [[Computer programming|code]] interactions to the database (sometimes referred to as a [[datasource]]) via an [[application program interface]] (API) or via a [[#database language|database language]]. The particular API or language chosen will need to be supported by DBMS, possibly indirectly via a [[preprocessor]] or a bridging API. Some API's aim to be database independent, [[ODBC]] being a commonly known example. Other common API's include [[JDBC]] and [[ADO.NET]].
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