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 # Simple.Data
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 A lightweight, dynamic data access component for .NET, written in C#.
 ## What is it?
 Prompted by the need for an easy-to-use database access component which prevents SQL injection attacks while not requiring lots of boilerplate ADO.NET code or a pre-generated ORM model. Inspired by Ruby's ActiveRecord and DataMapper gems.