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Using SQLite Basics: Storing and Retrieving Data

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SQLite is a lightweight library containing a database engine that lets you use a very large subset of SQL to store and retrieve data. As a user, you are most likely to be familiar with an application interface or the interface of a database management system (DBMS) that provides an interface to the database itself. Behind the scenes, your commands (whether text or graphical) are translated into SQLite syntax.

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Feiler, J. (2015). Using SQLite Basics: Storing and Retrieving Data. In: Introducing SQLite for Mobile Developers. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1766-5_3

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