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=head1 NAME

DBIx::Class::Manual::Glossary - Clarification of terms used.

=head1 INTRODUCTION

This document lists various terms used in DBIx::Class and attempts to explain them.

=head1 TERMS

=head2 ORM

=head2 ResultSet

This is an object representing a set of data. It can either be an
entire table, or the results of a query. The actual data is not held
in the ResultSet, it is only a description of how to fetch the data.

See also: L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/METHODS>

=head2 ResultSource

ResultSource objects represent the source of your data, they are also known as
a table objects. 

See also: L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/METHODS>

=head2 Record

See Row.

=head2 Row

Row objects contain your actual data. They are returned from ResultSet objects.

=head2 Object

See Row.

=head2 Schema

A Schema object represents your entire table collection, plus the
connection to the database. You can create one or more schema objects,
connected to various databases, with various users, using the same set
of table (ResultSource) definitions.
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880a1a0c	3	DBIx::Class::Manual::Glossary - Clarification of terms used.
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	5	=head1 INTRODUCTION
	6
	7	This document lists various terms used in DBIx::Class and attempts to explain them.
	8
	9	=head1 TERMS
	10
	11	=head2 ORM
	12
	13	=head2 ResultSet
	14
	15	This is an object representing a set of data. It can either be an
	16	entire table, or the results of a query. The actual data is not held
	17	in the ResultSet, it is only a description of how to fetch the data.
	18
	19	See also: L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/METHODS>
	20
	21	=head2 ResultSource
	22
	23	ResultSource objects represent the source of your data, they are also known as
	24	a table objects.
	25
	26	See also: L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/METHODS>
	27
	28	=head2 Record
	29
	30	See Row.
	31
	32	=head2 Row
	33
	34	Row objects contain your actual data. They are returned from ResultSet objects.
	35
	36	=head2 Object
	37
	38	See Row.
	39
	40	=head2 Schema
	41
	42	A Schema object represents your entire table collection, plus the
	43	connection to the database. You can create one or more schema objects,
	44	connected to various databases, with various users, using the same set
	45	of table (ResultSource) definitions.