data manipulation language

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

(language, database)

(DML, or Data Management Language) A language for the manipulation of data in a database by applications and/or directly by end-users.

SQL contains DML commands such as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

See also Data Definition Language (DDL).

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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.

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