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SQL
Officially ess-cue-el, spelled out letter by letter, per the original ANSI/ISO standard; many database professionals, including Donald Chamberlin himself, instead say it as one word, sequel, reflecting the languages original 1970s name, SEQUEL.
Also Known As Structured Query Language
Query Language
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SQL, Structured Query Language, is a domain specific language used to manage data, especially in relational database management systems. It was initially developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s, after they learned of the relational model from Edgar F. Codd, under the original name SEQUEL, for IBM's System R; by 1986 ANSI and ISO had adopted the standard Database Language SQL definition, and it remains the common tongue of the world's databases.
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First ReleasedDeveloped at IBM in the early 1970s under the name SEQUEL; 1986 is the year ANSI and ISO adopted the Database Language SQL standard. ParadigmDeclarative, domain specific 1 SignificanceThe standard language of relational databases, born at IBM from Codd's relational model and standardized by ANSI and ISO in 1986. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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SQL (Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used to manage data, especially in a relational database management system (RDBMS).
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SQL (Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used to manage data
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By 1986, ANSI and ISO standard groups officially adopted the standard 'Database Language SQL' language definition.
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This version, initially called SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), was designed to manipulate and retrieve data stored in IBM's original quasirelational database management system, System R.
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