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>Hmm. Thanks to Don and Jay for a definition. The def ("Data
>Manipulation Language") was what I thought, but I find it confusing
>that it is used to refer to a subset of "SQL", which also has
>"Language" in the acronym.
NO!!!! SQL doesn't stand for *anything*! (Though common practice calls
it Structured Query Language, it was officially called SQL because the
original name of the language was copyrighted.)
SQL is composed of three languages (DML, DDL -- Data Definition Language,
and some TLA that I've forgotten).
(OK, I admit to being persnickity about this.) :)
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