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Impedance Mismatch
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Use casedescribes the problem when relational database structures don't align well with object-oriented programming models
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Impedance Mismatch

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Conceptual and technical difficulties encountered when a relational database is used with an object-oriented programming language

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primary use case

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describes the problem when relational database structures don't align well with object-oriented programming modelsUnverifiedHighFresh1

occurs in context

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object-relational mappingUnverifiedHighFresh1

related to concept

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relational databasesUnverifiedHighFresh1
object-oriented programmingUnverifiedHighFresh1

addressed by technology

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Object-Relational Mapping frameworksUnverifiedModerateFresh1
HibernateUnverifiedModerateFresh1
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problem category

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data modeling mismatchUnverifiedModerateFresh1

manifests as issue

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complex object relationships in normalized databasesUnverifiedModerateFresh1
inheritance representation in relational tablesUnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative approach

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NoSQL databasesUnverifiedModerateFresh1
document databasesUnverifiedModerateFresh1

first described era

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1990s object-oriented programming adoptionUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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