構こう造ぞう化か問とい合あわせ言げん語ご

also: エスキューエル

Meanings

Computing term; the standard language for managing and querying relational databases. In practice, the English abbreviation SQL is used far more often than the full Japanese term.

データベースから情じょう報ほうを取とり出だすには、構こう造ぞう化か問とい合あわせ言げん語ご（SQL）を使つかいます。
To retrieve information from a database, you use Structured Query Language (SQL).
このシステムは構こう造ぞう化か問とい合あわせ言げん語ご（SQL）に対たい応おうしています。
This system supports Structured Query Language (SQL).

Kanji

構posture, stance, appearance
造create, make, structure
化change, take the form of, influence
問question, ask, problem
合fit, suit, join
言say, word
語word, speech, language

Related words

データベース
A database is the system that SQL is used to interact with.
問とい合あわせ言げん語ご
A broader term for any query language; 構造化問い合わせ言語 specifically refers to the structured variant (SQL).

Built from

構こう造ぞう化か+問とい合あわせ言げん語ご

Written forms

構こう造ぞう化か問とい合あわせ言げん語ご
Full Japanese term for SQL; used in technical documentation and formal contexts.
SQL
The English abbreviation is overwhelmingly common in Japanese technical writing and conversation.

Etymology

A direct translation of the English term 'Structured Query Language', coined in the computing field. The abbreviation SQL is universally recognized.