Definition
1. SQL is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).
2. SQL (pronounced "ess-que-el") stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is used to communicate with a database. According to ANSI (American National Standards Institute), it is the standard language for relational database management systems.
Abbreviation
SQL
Synonyms
Superterms
declarative language, programming language
Subterms
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL (1.); https://www.lib.umn.edu/special (2.)
Author: Jannis Reißig
