SQL meanings and full forms
Find the full forms and usage contexts covered by our SQL guides. Choose a meaning that matches the subject of your text.
- Structured Query LanguageThis guide covers the database language. SQL is not the name of one database product. Different database systems support their own features and dialects, so a query that works in one system may need changes in another.Distinguish the language, the database system and the query you want to run.
- Sales Qualified LeadThis guide covers a sales pipeline label, not Structured Query Language. Qualification criteria vary between organizations; an SQL label does not prove that a prospect will buy or that a deal has closed.State the qualification criteria and next action instead of treating the SQL label as a completed sale.
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This page covers 2 currently published meanings of SQL. It is not an exhaustive list of every use. Suggest another documented meaning if the context you need is missing.