Is Linq to Entities an ORM?

I am creating an article about Linq to entieies but cannot get a definite answer if Linq to entities is an ORM. Is linq to entie开发者_如何学编程s an ORM?

Yes, it is an ORM.

It Maps Objects to Relation databases.

That depends on your definition of ORM. It is a broad term that can or cannot include several functional aspects of a tool.

If you are writing an article, it would probably be more valuable to your readers to break down in more discreet and explicit terms what it does and does not do that other similar tools do, rather than to simply state if it is or is not an ORM.

Entity Framework is an ORM. LINQ to Entities is only one of LINQ implementations.