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Clarify SQL database in collections doc #1553

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description: Organize your data with Appwrite Collections. Explore how to create and configure collections to store and structure your data effectively.
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Appwrite uses collections as containers of documents. Each collection contains many documents identical in structure.
The terms collections and documents are used because the Appwrite JSON REST API resembles the API of a traditional NoSQL database.
The terms collections and documents are used because the Appwrite JSON REST API resembles the API of a traditional NoSQL database, making it intuitive and user-friendly, even though Appwrite uses SQL under the hood.

That said, Appwrite is designed to support both SQL and NoSQL database adapters like MariaDB, MySQL, or MongoDB in future versions.

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