a client/server solution in which the client piece runs on the UNIX or the OpenVMS platform to provide an ODBC API and a server piece runs on a Microsoft Windows platform to provide access to the Microsoft SQL Server database
a dynamically loadable library that knows how to talk to a specific database
Processes ODBC function calls, submits SQL requests to specific data source, and returns results to applications. ODBC drivers for specific types of data files, including database files, spreadsheet files, and text fields, are available from Microsoft Corporation.
A dynamic-link library (DLL) that an ODBC-enabled application, such as Excel, can use to access an ODBC data source. Each ODBC driver is specific to a database management system (DBMS), such as SQL Server, Access, and so on.
a loadable library module that provides a standardized interface to disparate databases or data sources.
An ODBC driver acts as a “translator” between an application and a database.