data manipulation language
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data manipulation language
[′dad·ə mə‚nip·yə¦lā·shən ‚laŋ·gwij] (computer science)
The interface between a data base and an applications program, which is embedded in the language of the applications program and provides the programmer with procedures for accessing data in the data base.
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Data Manipulation Language
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data manipulation language
A language that requests data from a DBMS. It is coded within the application program such as COBOL or C.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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Required databases can be accessed from a Natural application through one uniform
data manipulation language. Natural Version 4 for mainframes accelerates access to Adabas by allowing dynamic changes in read directions and dynamic re-positioning within read loops, and by capitalising on Adabas's read-ahead (multi-fetch) capability.
In some of DBMSs, the programming language and
data manipulation language have been combined as one language and type system.
Specifies embedded syntax for including SQL
data manipulation language statements in an application program.
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