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A DTO (data transfer object) is like a pack animal; it's used to move data around as a convenience; they're not part of the "official" model. A DTO comes to mind (for example) when you have to pass "a lot of parameters"; a DTO class is tidier. It's said they shouldn't have methods, only data; but I see no reason not to have special getters, setters and the like if its convenient

Your EF classes would be considered part of your official model; but a single class is not typically referred to as a model; "entity" maybe. Model data (entities) are typically stored (eg. in a db); DTO's aren't.

And, yes, when you retrieve an entity from EF, you can use it "as is"; bearing in mind that these entities can be in different "states" (attached, detached, modified), depending on you requirements at the time.

And your UI can have multiple / different entities (from different tables); eg. the classic "sales invoice" with header (entity1) and details (entity2); the parent-child relationship.

And data typically gets passed in a web service as XML which you put together as you please (according to spec). see: Data Contracts.
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