Apache Derby, available under the Apache License Version 2.0, is a pure-Java relational database based on Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and SQL standards. Apache Derby occupies about 2 megabytes ...

Prior to the release of Java 9, Apache Derby was distributed along with the JDK and named JavaDB. As a result, it was common for developers interested in Java database connectivity (JDBC) to learn on ...

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