What is laravel in Laravel 8.X

Laravel is a free, open-source PHP web framework, it is used  for web applications based on model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

MVC design pattern is also known as Model-View-Controller.

1)-Model 
Model represents your data structures. 
model classes will used for retrieve, insert, and update information in your database.

2)-View
View is the information that is being presented to a user. 
A View will normally be a web page.

3)-Controller 
Controller serves as an intermediary between the Model, the View, 
and any other resources needed to process the HTTP request and generate a web page.