<doc>
	<legacy_id>334</legacy_id>
	<term>DSN</term>
	<definition><p>Data Source Name. A specification that identifies a particular <glossary tag="database">database</glossary>, set up in the <glossary tag="ODBC manager">ODBC manager</glossary> on your system.</p>
<p></p>
<p>A DSN contains the name of the <glossary tag="database">database</glossary>, its <glossary tag="disabled">host</glossary>, the user name and password, and other information. You can specify a DSN instead of specifying the identifying information directly when connecting to a <glossary tag="database">database</glossary> via <glossary tag="Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)">ODBC</glossary>.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Database Operations</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>DSN</synonym>
	 	<synonym>DSNs</synonym>
	 	<synonym>DSN's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>DSNs'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>data source name</synonym>
	 	<synonym>data source names</synonym>
	 	<synonym>data source name's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>data source names'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ODBC DSN</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ODBC DSNs</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ODBC DSN's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ODBC DSNs'</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>