SQL is a programming language

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Most of people saying that sql is a programming anguage, is that correct?

Jignesh Kumar · Answer

No, Its not, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database management language for relational databases. SQL itself is not a programming language, but its standard allows creating procedural extensions for it, which extend it to functionality of a mature programming language. Please find reference for the same http://progopedia.com/language/sql/

Harsh Shah · Answer

SQL (Structured query language) is a query language. Used for manipulating, storing and retrieving data stored in database. For more reference please check below link. You will get good understanding about it. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/sql/index.htm Hope this will help you. Thank you.

Rajanikant Hawaldar · Answer

SQL is query / scripting language https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL

Veerendra Annigere · Answer

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database management language for relational databases. SQL itself is not a programming language, but its standard allows creating procedural extensions for it, which extend it to functionality of a mature programming language. Ref link : https://www.quora.com/Is-SQL-a-programming-language

SQL is a programming language

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