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SQL

Structured Query Language

In plain language

The language used to ask a database for information or to change it.

The metaphor

Like the form you fill out at a records counter to request exactly the files you need.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Websites and business software use it behind the scenes.
  • It reads, adds and edits records.
  • Poorly protected forms let attackers use it against you.
  • Most owners never write it.
In practice
  • Accounting software uses it to produce reports.
  • A developer queries a customer list.
  • A website stores orders in a database.

A question owners ask

Do I need to learn it?

No. You only need to know that it sits behind your software.

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