# connection string

> string that specifies information about a data source and the means of connecting to it. It is passed in code to an underlying driver or provider in order to initiate the connection;data source: database, could also be a spreadsheet or text file

**Wikidata**: [Q4444195](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4444195)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_string)  
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