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# JDBC

> Overview of JDBC configuration for the DLC, covering the JDBC Topic Description's SQL statement and the JDBC Source's connection parameters.

JDBC topics retrieve data through a SQL statement, and JDBC sources define the database connection used to run it.

### JDBC topics

The JDBC Topic Description contains an SQL statement to retrieve data from a JDBC source.

For more information, see [JDBC Topic](/configuration/jdbc/jdbc-topic).

### JDBC sources

The JDBC Source defines the connection parameters for the JDBC connection.

For more information, see [JDBC Source](/configuration/jdbc/jdbc-source)