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Django web application architecture separates concerns across presentation, application, and data layers using Views for request handling, Models for ORM database abstraction, and Templates for HTML rendering. User requests flow from the web browser through Views, which orchestrate data retrieval via Models and response formatting through Templates, then return rendered HTML back to the client. PostgreSQL serves as the persistent data store, accessed exclusively through Django's ORM layer to enforce data integrity and security. This three-tier pattern demonstrates Django's MTV (Model-Template-View) architecture, a best practice for maintainable, scalable web applications. Fork and customize this diagram on Diagrams.so to document your own Django project structure or embed it in technical documentation.

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How does Django's MTV architecture organize web application components and data flow?

Django's MTV (Model-Template-View) architecture separates the web application into three layers: Views handle HTTP requests and orchestrate logic, Models manage database interactions through ORM abstraction, and Templates render HTML responses. This diagram shows how user requests flow through Views to Models for data retrieval, then through Templates for rendering, with PostgreSQL as the persiste