<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
a	O
connection	B-Language
string	I-Language
is	O
a	O
string	O
that	O
specifies	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
data	O
source	O
and	O
the	O
means	O
of	O
connecting	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
passed	O
in	O
code	O
to	O
an	O
underlying	O
driver	B-Application
or	O
provider	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
initiate	O
the	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
commonly	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
database	B-General_Concept
connection	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
data	O
source	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
or	O
text	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	B-Language
string	I-Language
may	O
include	O
attributes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
driver	B-Application
,	O
server	B-Application
and	O
database	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
security	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
user	O
name	O
and	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
example	O
shows	O
a	O
Postgres	B-Application
connection	B-Language
string	I-Language
for	O
connecting	O
to	O
wikipedia.com	O
with	O
SSL	O
and	O
a	O
connection	O
timeout	O
of	O
180	O
seconds	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
databases	I-General_Concept
can	O
specify	O
connection	B-Language
strings	I-Language
:	O
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