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Glossary
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.. glossary::

   ORM
      Object-Relational Mapping - a technique for converting between database records and Python objects.

   Pydantic
      A Python library for data validation using Python type annotations.

   CRUD
      Create, Read, Update, Delete - the four basic operations in database management.

   Connection Pool
      A cache of database connections maintained for reuse, improving performance.

   Transaction
      A sequence of database operations executed as a single unit of work.

   Async/Await
      Python syntax for asynchronous programming, enabling non-blocking I/O operations.