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Prisma

Definition

A modern database ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript. Provides a type-safe query builder, auto-generated types from your database schema, and a visual data browser.

Why it matters

Prisma makes database work in Node.js projects dramatically safer and more productive. It's the dominant ORM in the Next.js/TypeScript ecosystem.

Example

A developer uses Prisma to define a User model, Prisma auto-generates TypeScript types and a query client, making every database interaction type-safe from editor to database.

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