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SQL

Short for 'Structured Query Language'.

SQL is a popular query language used to work with databases. By running a query on a database we can extract, insert, update and delete data and more.

Note that SQL has many dialects, e.g. MySql, IBM DB2, Oracle, etc.

Glossary

Standard ANSI SQL Commands

  • SELECT - To extract data and interrogate the database.
  • INSERT INTO - To insert new records.
  • UPDATE - To update an existing record.
  •  ?REPLACE INTO - To insert or update if exists.
  • DELETE - To delete an exising record.
  • CREATE TABLE - To create a table.
  • DROP TABLE - To delete a table.

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