The is the specific translator that allows Windows-centric applications (like Excel, Access, and Crystal Reports) and cross-platform tools (like Tableau or PowerBI) to speak fluently with a PostgreSQL backend.
solved this by creating a standardized "universal translator." It is an API that allows an application to access data from any database, provided there is a driver for it. Think of ODBC as the USB port of the data world—it doesn't matter if you plug in a mouse, a keyboard, or a hard drive; the computer knows how to talk to it because of the standard interface. psql odbc driver