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title: "Introduction to SQL and ODBC | Microsoft Docs"
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# Introduction to SQL and ODBC
ODBC was created to provide a uniform method of access to different, or heterogeneous, database management systems (DBMSs). This introduction discusses concepts related to the development of ODBC.  
  
 This section contains the following topics.  
  
-   [Structured Query Language (SQL)](../../odbc/reference/structured-query-language-sql.md)  
  
-   [Database Access Architecture](../../odbc/reference/database-access-architecture.md)