diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst index 622af453b..699df1d09 100644 --- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst +++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Basic Mapping This guide explains the basic mapping of entities and properties. After working through this guide you should know: -- How to create PHP classes that can be saved to the database with Doctrine; +- How to create PHP objects that can be saved to the database with Doctrine; - How to configure the mapping between columns on tables and properties on entities; - What Doctrine mapping types are; @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Doctrine. Creating Classes for the Database --------------------------------- -Every PHP class that you want to save in the database using Doctrine +Every PHP object that you want to save in the database using Doctrine is called an "Entity". The term "Entity" describes objects that have an identity over many independent requests. This identity is usually achieved by assigning a unique identifier to an entity. @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ entity should be stored in the database. The documentation will often speak of "mapping something", which means writing the mapping metadata that describes your entity. -Doctrine provides several different ways to specifying object-relational +Doctrine provides several different ways to specify object-relational mapping metadata: - :doc:`Docblock Annotations `