Glossary
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Terms used in wsqlite documentation.

.. glossary::

   ORM
      Object-Relational Mapping. A technique that maps database tables to Python objects.

   Pydantic
      A Python library for data validation using type annotations.

   CRUD
      Create, Read, Update, Delete - the four basic operations of persistent storage.

   Async
      Asynchronous programming pattern using asyncio in Python.

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

   Index
      A data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations.

   Schema
      The structure that defines the organization of data in a database.

   Primary Key
      A unique identifier for each record in a table.

   SQLite
      A lightweight, file-based SQL database engine.

   Connection Pool
      A cache of database connections maintained for reuse.