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title: "Procedures ODBC | Microsoft Docs"
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# Procedures ODBC
A *procedure* is an executable object stored on the data source. Generally, it is one or more SQL statements that have been precompiled.  
  
 This section contains the following topics.  
  
-   [When to Use Procedures](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/when-to-use-procedures.md)  
  
-   [Executing Procedures](../../../odbc/reference/develop-app/executing-procedures.md)