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Structured Query Language

SQL
Paradigm Multi-paradigm: declarative
Family Programming language
Designed by Donald D. Chamberlin
Raymond F. Boyce
Developer ISO/IEC
First appeared 1974; 43 years ago (1974)
Typing discipline Static, strong
OS Cross-platform
File formats File format details
Filename extension .sql
Internet media type application/sql
Developed by ISO/IEC
Initial release 1986 (1986)
Latest release
SQL:2016
(December 2016; 3 months ago (2016-12))
Type of format Database
Standard ISO/IEC 9075
Open format? Yes
Major implementations
Many
Dialects
Influenced by
Datalog
Influenced
CQL, LINQ, SOQL, PowerShell,JPQL, jOOQ

SQL (Listeni/ˈɛs kjuː ˈɛl/ or Listeni/ˈskwəl/,Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).


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