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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs kjuː ɛl/
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  • (Structured Query Language): IPA(key): /ˈsiːkwəl/
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    • Homophone: sequel
    • Rhymes: -iːkwəl
    • The first form of SQL was called SEQUEL, pronounced like sequel. As a result, many speakers still pronounce SQL like sequel. (For these speakers, SQL is an acronym.)

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SQL (uncountable)

  1. (computer languages, databases) Initialism of Structured Query Language.
  2. (physics) Initialism of standard quantum limit.

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