# data access layer

> layer of a computer program which provides simplified access to data stored in persistent storage of some kind, such as an entity-relational database

**Wikidata**: [Q5227234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5227234)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_layer)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-access-layer


## References

1. Quora
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)