"Structured Query Language (SQL)"
Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most popular computer language used to add, change, retrieve and delete data from relational database management systems. SQL is an ANSI/ISO standard and was adopted in 1986 and 1987 by those organizations, respectively. SQL is commonly pronounced sequel in more casual language.
Since its creation in the 1970’s SQL has grown immensely in popularity and is now supported by over 30 relational database systems both commercial and open-source.
External Links
- Consult the WikiPedia article about SQL for a wealth of information on the subject.