=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 =head2 ResultSource ResultSource objects represent the source of your data, they are also known as a table objects. See also: L =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.