An ORM (Object Relational Mapper) is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of working with databases in your code. It acts as a bridge between your application and the database, allowing you to interact with the database using the programming language you're comfortable with, such as JavaScript, instead of writing raw SQL queries. Think of an ORM as a translator that speaks both the language of your application and the language of your database. It provides a set of methods and abstractions that let you perform database operations, like creating, reading, updating, and deleting records, using familiar JavaScript syntax. In the upcoming lessons, we'll be focusing on Prisma , a popular ORM for Node.js applications. Prisma simplifies database management by: Letting us write simple 'schema' files to generate SQL