SQL
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SQL, which stands for "Structured Query Language," is a computer language for relational database systems. It was first developed at IBM.
In 1986 the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) promulgated standards for SQL, and since then revisions have been approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
SQL was immensely successful, and is supported by a number of database systems, including MySQL. MySQL is one of the two databases supported by MediaWiki (the other being PostgreSQL),[1] the software behind a number of wiki-based systems.