Structured Query Language (SQL) is a language for querying databases.
SQL, generally pronounced sequel, is an acronym that stands for Structured Query Language (not Standardized).
One subset of the SQL standard consists of the DDL - Data Definition Language which is used to create tables and constraints.
e.g:
- CREATE
- DROP
- ALTER
Another subset is the DML - Data manipulation language
e.g.
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
The final "standard" subset of commands is the DCL - Data Control Language
e.g.
- GRANT
- REVOKE
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- Developing Time-Oriented Database Applications in SQL
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