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 NHibernate logo featuring a dormouse | |
| Stable release | 5.5.0
/ December 24, 2023 |
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| Repository | |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | .NET 4.6.1, .NET Standard 2.0, .NET Core 2.0, and Mono |
| Type | Object–relational mapping |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 |
| Website | http://nhibernate.info |
NHibernate is a port of the Hibernate object–relational mapping (ORM) tool for the Microsoft .NET platform. It provides a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database. Its purpose is to relieve the developer from a significant portion of relational data persistence-related programming tasks. NHibernate is free and open-source software that is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.