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Structured Query Language, or SQL, is a programming language for retrieving or manipulating data stored in a database. It is most often used in conjunction with an SQL Database, a type of database specifically designed to be used with the SQL language. In an SQL Database, data is stored as rows and columns in tables, similar to spreadsheets. However, SQL gives you a lot more control over what can and cannot be stored in each table, as well as allowing you to create links between tables to represent how the subjects of that data are related in the real world.