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This page gives a high-level overview of what Prisma ORM is and how it works.

If you want to get started with a _practical introduction_ and learn about the Prisma Client API, head over to the [**Getting Started**](/getting-started) documentation.

To learn more about the _motivation_ for Prisma ORM, check out the [**Why Prisma ORM?**](/orm/overview/introduction/why-prisma) page.

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## In this section

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