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title: Model and Databases
summary: Learn how SilverStripe manages database tables, ways to query your database and how to publish data.
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introduction: This guide will cover how to create and manipulate data within SilverStripe and how to use the ORM (Object Relational Model) to query data.
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In SilverStripe, application data will be represented by a [api:DataObject] class. A `DataObject` subclass defines the
data columns, relationships and properties of a particular data record. For example, [api:Member] is a `DataObject`
which stores information about a person, CMS user or mail subscriber.
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[CHILDREN Exclude="How_tos"]
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## How to's
[CHILDREN Folder="How_Tos"]