Hibernate (framework)

Hibernate ORM (or simply Hibernate) is an <a href="/facts/Object%25E2%2580%2593relational_mapping/sjIPEIfq">object–relational mapping</a>: §1.2.2, [12]  tool for the <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> programming language. It provides a <a href="/facts/Software_framework/EWasA8sG">framework</a> for mapping an <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> domain model to a <a href="/facts/Relational_database/pEKGmJLy">relational database</a>. Hibernate handles <a href="/facts/Object%25E2%2580%2593relational_impedance_mismatch/fKwmh9Pt">object–relational impedance mismatch</a> problems by replacing direct, <a href="/facts/Persistence_(computer_science)/frF0o2q2">persistent</a> database accesses with high-level object handling functions.
Hibernate is <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> that is distributed under the <a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache License</a>. Versions prior to 7.0.0.Beta4 were distributed under the <a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">GNU Lesser General Public License</a> 2.1.
Hibernate's primary feature is mapping from Java classes to <a href="/facts/Table_(database)/5INvK1Vd">database tables</a>, and mapping from Java data types to <a href="/facts/SQL/UjQLJcYm">SQL</a> data types. Hibernate also provides data query and retrieval facilities. It generates SQL calls and relieves the developer from the manual handling and object conversion of the result set.

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Hibernate (framework)