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@@ -209,7 +209,15 @@ The fields are defined by :
 The CSRF parameter is verify automatically when using $f->values ();
 In case of error, an exception is raised.
 
-10. Authentication / Authorization
+10. Database abstraction
+------------------------
+A database abstraction permits to forget if the database engine is MySQL, SQLite
+or PostgreSQL. It can read, insert, update easily from arrays, but display the
+tables without having to think about the backend. 
+It check the foreign keys before doing insertions/updates, look at unique
+constrains.
+
+11. Authentication / Authorization
 ----------------------------------
 The Authentication/Authorization module permits to allow/deny access to objects.
 The user must be validated before using a information. It is based on Unix