a string of code that is stored in your Web pages that tells the page where the database is located, what type of database it is, and in what manner the pages should connect to the database
A communication channel between a client application and the database. A valid user ID and password are required to establish a connection. The privileges granted to the user ID determine the actions that can be carried out during the connection.
A connection that allows Replication Server to manage the database and distribute transactions to the database. Each database in a replication system can have only one database connection in Replication Server. See also Replication Server and route.
An ASE Replicator object that identifies a primary or replicate database. See also primary database and replicate database.
A Database Connection is the method in computer science that allows client software to talk to database server software, whether these exist on the same machine or not. A connection is required to send commands and receive answers, usually in the form of a result set.