•    SQL stands for Structured Query Language, which enables people to create databases, add new data to them, maintain the data in them, and retrieve selected parts of the data. Developed in the 1970s at IBM, SQL has grown and advanced over the years to become the industry standard. It is governed by a formal standard maintained by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

•    SQL began as a language used to manipulate data in relational databases, it has evolved to be a language for manipulating data across various database technologies.