SQL

relational database language that allows to extract from data tables a series of records with selection, sorting and computation criteria, or to update, delete or add records
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SQL

Summary

SQL is a declarative programming language[1]. SQL has Wikipedia articles in 86 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SQL was influenced by Datalog[3].
  • SQL was influenced by first-order logic[4].
  • SQL's instance of is recorded as declarative programming language[5].
  • SQL's instance of is recorded as query language[6].
  • SQL's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • SQL's instance of is recorded as domain-specific language[8].
  • SQL's based on is recorded as first-order logic[9].
  • SQL followed SEQUEL[10].
  • SQL's developer is recorded as International Organization for Standardization[11].
  • SQL's developer is recorded as Raymond F. Boyce[12].
  • SQL's developer is recorded as Donald D. Chamberlin[13].
  • SQL is a type of query language[14].
  • SQL's designed by is recorded as Donald D. Chamberlin[15].
  • SQL's designed by is recorded as Raymond F. Boyce[16].
  • SQL's software version identifier is recorded as SQL:2016 (2016)[17].
  • SQL's software version identifier is recorded as SQL:2023[18].
  • SQL's Commons category is recorded as Structured Query Language[19].
  • 1974 marks the founding of SQL[20].
  • SQL was published on 1986[21].
  • SQL's official website is recorded as https://www.iso.org/standard/76583.html[22].
  • SQL's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈɛs kjuː ˈɛl[23].
  • SQL's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsiːkwəl[24].
  • SQL's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SQL[25].
  • SQL's media type is recorded as application/x-sql[26].
  • SQL's media type is recorded as application/sql[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include declarative programming language[5], query language[6], programming language[7], and domain-specific language[8]. SQL is a type of query language[14].

Origins

1974 marks the founding of SQL[20].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include relational database[28] and relational database management system[29].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Datalog[3], a declarative programming language[30], founded in 1986[31] and first-order logic[4].

Why It Matters

SQL has Wikipedia articles in 86 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . peter.eisentraut.org. Retrieved . peter.eisentraut.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . RFC 6922: The application/sql Media Type. iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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