Connection Pool
/kəˈnekʃən puːl/
Definition
A cache of database connections maintained so applications can reuse them instead of creating a new connection per query.
Example in context
"Pool size of 10 means up to 10 simultaneous queries — exceeding this queues requests until a connection frees up."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Connection Pool in context by working through exercises in the Databases & SQL module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.