Where is the line between DAL and ORM?

Question

The terms are often thrown around interchangeably, and there\'s clearly considerable overlap, but just as often it seems implied that people see something strongly implied by sa

Answer 1

ORM = Object-Relational Mapping

In an ORM, classes/objects in the application are mapped to database tables and operations for persistence, sometimes automagically.

DAL = Data-Access Layer

In a DAL, database operations are hidden behind a code facade.

An ORM is a kind of DAL, but not all DALs are ORMs.