66Backend & data

ORM

Object-relational mapping

Operate the database from code in your language instead of writing SQL directly.

For example

I create users through the ORM instead of hand-writing complex SQL.

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What users cannot see, handling data and business logic behind the scenes.

For example

When I log in, the backend verifies my account and password.

Where data is stored long term: user details, saved items and so on.

For example

The words I saved live in the database and are still there next time.

The window through which two pieces of software place orders at each other.

For example

My app sends a word to the AI through an API and gets the explanation back.