"A set of drivers provided by different manufacturers that allows client applications to connect to database servers without regard to native database language. These drivers interpret data requests and translate those requests into a format that the database understands." (Patrick Dalton, "Microsoft SQL Server Black Book", 1997)
"A database-neutral API for Microsoft Windows applications. ODBC is designed to enable any database vendor to write a driver that supports the API." (Owen Williams, "MCSE TestPrep: SQL Server 6.5 Design and Implementation", 1998)
"A database-material application programming interface (API) aligned with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for a database call-level interface (CLI). ODBC supports access to any database for which an ODBC driver is available." (Microsoft Corporation, "SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit", 1999)
"A data access application programming interface (API) that supports access to any data source for which an ODBC driver is available. ODBC is aligned with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for a database Call Level Interface (CLI)." (Anthony Sequeira & Brian Alderman, "The SQL Server 2000 Book", 2003)
"A set of standards that allow applications that are not dependent on any one specific database to process SQL statements against any database that supports SQL." (Bob Bryla, "Oracle Database Foundations", 2004)
"A data access application programming interface (API) that supports access to any data source for which an ODBC driver is available. ODBC is aligned with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Standards Organization for (ISO) standards for a database Call Level Interface (CLI)." (Thomas Moore, "EXAM CRAM™ 2: Designing and Implementing Databases with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition", 2005)
"Interface used to provide access to data sources that provide an ODBC driver. The driver is a software file that provides instructions for how to access the data source." (Sara Morganand & Tobias Thernstrom , "MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit : Designing and Optimizing Data Access by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Exam 70-442", 2007)
"A data access API that supports access to any data source for which an ODBC driver is available." (Jim Joseph, "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed", 2009)
"Database middleware developed by Microsoft to provide a database access API to Windows applications." (Carlos Coronel et al, "Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management" 9th Ed., 2011)
"A call-level interface (CLI) for interacting with databases. ODBC provides routines to allocate and deallocate resources, control connections to the database, execute SQL statements, obtain diagnostic information, control transaction termination, and obtain information about the implementation." (Craig S Mullins, "Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and Procedures" 2nd Ed., 2012)
"A standard database access technology developed by Microsoft, the purpose of which is to allow accessing any DBMS from any application, regardless of which DBMS is managing the data." (Craig S Mullins, "Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and Procedures" 2nd Ed., 2012)
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