: The database stores both the car's data (color, model) and its behavior (start, drive) together in one unit.
"Think of it this way," Sarah said. "In a relational database, you're taking your car apart every time you park it in the garage, then reassembling it when you want to drive. In an object database, you just drive the car into the garage." The Four Pillars of the Garage
Alex wondered how to talk to this new database. Sarah introduced two key standards defined by the : What Is An Object-Oriented Database? - MongoDB
Sarah explained that these databases are built on the same core principles Alex used in programming: