# ORM (Object-Relational Mapping)

A programming method to map objects in Java to relational entities in a database. In other words, converting data between relational databases and object-oriented programming languages. Some popular ORM tools/frameworks in Java are:

- Spring Data JPA 
- Hibernate
- Ebean

Visit the following resources to learn more:

- [ORM tutorial](https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/object-relational-mapping/)
- [Java Databases: An Overview of Libraries & APIs](https://www.marcobehler.com/guides/java-databases)