Mimer SQL
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The Mimer Provider Manager is an ADO.NET provider dispatcher that uses different plugins to access different underlying ADO.NET providers.cite-ref-provmgr-15-0[15]cite-ref-16[16] The Mimer Provider Manager makes it possible to write database independent ADO.NET applications.cite-ref-idg-se-1-17-0[17]
Mimer SQL mainly uses optimistic concurrency control (OCC) to manage concurrent transactions.cite-ref-jennyomasters-18-0[18]cite-ref-19[19]
Mimer SQL is assigned port 1360 in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) registry.cite-ref-iana1360-20-0[20]
Etymology
The name "Mimer" is taken from the Norse mythology, where Mimer was the giant guarding the well of wisdom, also known as "Mímisbrunnr". Metaphorically this is what a database system is doing – managing data.
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