SQL

British

abbreviation

structured query language: a computer programming language used for database management

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She has even used it to generate ideas for portfolio projects demonstrating her ability to use SQL, an important programming language in data analytics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

You do not need a bank’s SQL server to tell you how many dollars you have.

From The Verge • May 24, 2022

But by this stage, thanks to Curry and Bjercke, she knew that a standard SQL server database was no basis for a genuine cryptocurrency.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2019

Still, he argues that the point of the exercise was to draw attention to the fact that many of these sites are in fact vulnerable SQL attacks, and that the coaching is beside the point.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2018

Among the languages and near-languages it supports are: C, C++, Objective-C, Perl, Python, m4, Ada, Pascal, Java, awk, Tcl/Tk, SQL, assembler, Bourne shell, csh, and more.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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