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.NET Persistence API
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<p>The .NET Persistence API, also referred to as NPA, is a persistence and <a href="/facts/Object%25E2%2580%2593relational_mapping/sjIPEIfq">object–relational mapping</a> (ORM) specification for the <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET framework</a>. </p><p>NPA is based on the <a href="/facts/Java_Persistence_API/mdw15jQI">Java Persistence API</a> (JPA), which is the standard persistence API in the <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> world. NPA follows JPA by providing a complete persistence API and a rich set of ORM features. </p>