SQL

British

abbreviation

structured query language: a computer programming language used for database management

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"I began to think 'what do I have to lose?' So decided to do a 14 week coding bootcamp which taught me the foundations of python and SQL."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

She has even used it to generate ideas for portfolio projects demonstrating her ability to use SQL, an important programming language in data analytics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Jake Braun, a co-organizer of the event, even told ProPublica that the replica websites were actually designed to be vulnerable to a common hack called an SQL injection attack.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2018

Over a period of at least five years, three US newswires were hacked using a variety of methods from SQL injections and phishing emails to data-stealing malware and illicitly acquired login credentials.

From The Verge • Aug. 22, 2018

Among the languages and near-languages it supports are: C, C++, Objective-C, Perl, Python, m4, Ada, Pascal, Java, awk, Tcl/Tk, SQL, assembler, Bourne shell, csh, and more.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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