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Database Access

Database access in Java refers to the techniques and APIs used to interact with persistent storage systems to perform create, read, update, and delete operations. The standard approach utilizes the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API, which provides a bridge for executing SQL statements against relational databases. Beyond the basic API, developers often leverage frameworks like Hibernate or Spring Data JPA to simplify data manipulation by mapping database tables to Java objects, reducing the amount of boilerplate code required to manage connections and transactions.

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• @article@ORM tutorial
• @article@Java Databases: An Overview of Libraries & APIs