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==========================
Comparison with Other APIs
==========================

.. list-table:: Equivalent concepts between ADBC and other APIs
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Concept/API
     - ADBC
     - database/sql (Golang)
     - DBAPI 2.0 (PEP 249)
     - Flight SQL
     - JDBC
     - ODBC

   * - Shared connection state
     - :c:struct:`AdbcDatabase`
     - ``DB``
     - —
     - —
     - —
     - —

   * - Database connection
     - :c:struct:`AdbcConnection`
     - ``Conn``
     - ``Connection``
     - ``FlightSqlClient``
     - ``Connection``
     - ``SQLHANDLE`` (connection)

   * - Query state
     - :c:struct:`AdbcStatement`
     - —
     - ``Cursor``
     - —
     - ``Statement``
     - ``SQLHANDLE`` (statement)

   * - Prepared statement handle
     - :c:struct:`AdbcStatement`
     - Stmt
     - ``Cursor``
     - ``PreparedStatement``
     - ``PreparedStatement``
     - ``SQLHANDLE`` (statement)

   * - Result set
     - ``ArrowArrayStream``
     - ``*Rows``
     - ``Cursor``
     - ``FlightInfo``
     - ``ResultSet``
     - ``SQLHANDLE`` (statement)