What does "Class POCO"?

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Define 'poco'?

What does "Class POCO"?

Answer 1

the only thing that comes into my mind is the abbreviation "POCO" for "Plain old C-Object" (or "POJO" for "Plain old Java-Object") which denominates a very simple Object that only has some simple attributes and setters/getters for this - no other logic or functionality.

Answer 2

One meaning of POCO is "Plain Old CLR Object". This is commonly used to describe objects when using the Entity Framework. For example

• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2009/05/11/sneak-preview-persistence-ignorance-and-poco-in-entity-framework-4-0.aspx
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2009/05/21/poco-in-the-entity-framework-part-1-the-experience.aspx

It would really help though if you gave us more context. In particular what language or environment you're referring to.