[Open Database Connectivity] n.
an API for access to databases and other data files, originally proposed by Microsoft in the early 1990s.
(O' dE' es') [Output Delivery System] n.
the part of the SAS System that converts output objects to text or to other document formats, such as HTML and PDF.
Global statement. Ref: PSPPR:Global Statements. PSPL:Print Output:Output Objects and ODS.