Document Model

The MongoDB document structure reflects how data is actually shaped in application code rather than forcing it into flat relational tables. A MongoDB document can hold a name, an age, a list of items, or a nested embedded document, reflecting whatever structure the data naturally takes. MongoDB commonly retrieves all necessary data from a single document rather than assembling it through multi-table joins. Related data in MongoDB is often embedded directly inside a single document so that reads frequently touch only one location.