What is Entity Framework?

Entity Framework is an Object/Relational Mapping(ORM) framework. It enables us to interact with relational data in an object oriented way, meaning we can retrieve and manipulate data as strongly typed objects using LINQ queries. It is an enhancement to ADO.NET that gives developers an automated mechanism for accessing & storing the data in the database.

Main advantages of Entity Framework are:

Separation of Concerns (SoC).

LINQ is used as a common syntax for all object queries.

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