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SQL

Meaning in data science & analytics, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In data science & analytics, SQL means: Short for Structured Query Language: the standard language for reading, filtering, combining and changing data stored in relational databases and data warehouses.

In Turkish: SQL, yapılandırılmış sorgu dili

How it is used

One of the most requested skills in analyst job adverts. You write SQL, know SQL and run SQL queries. Systems such as PostgreSQL, BigQuery and Snowflake use slightly different versions, called SQL dialects.

Example sentences

  1. Most of the analysis can be done in SQL before we move to Python.

  2. Could you send me the SQL behind this chart?

Common collocations

  • write SQL
  • SQL query
  • SQL dialect
  • SQL skills
  • queryA request for specific data from a database, usually written in SQL; as a verb, to ask a database or dataset for that data.
  • joinAn operation that combines rows from two or more tables using a shared column, such as a customer ID; as a verb, to combine tables in this way.
  • filterTo keep only the rows of data that meet certain conditions, such as orders from 2024 or users in Turkey, and leave out the rest.
  • aggregateTo combine many rows of data into summary values, such as totals, counts or averages, usually grouped by a category such as day, product or region.

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