Abbreviation for Data Definition Language. DDL is used to define or delete databas objects.
data definition language. One of four parts of a database management system (DBMS) used to define the structure of the database.
Or database design language, data design language. A language, usually a part of a database management system, that defines all attributes and properties of a database, especially record layouts, field definitions, key fields (and, sometimes, keying methodology), file locations, and storage strategy.
data definition language. (SQL) Statements to create and modify tables and other database objects. ddldml.php
Data Definition Language. One of the components of SQL. DDL is concerned with commands that create and maintain the database, for example, Create Table and Drop Table.
data definition language. The subset of SQL statements for modeling the structure of a database. DDL statements create, modify, and remove database objects, including users.
data definition language. The data definition part of the structured query language (SQL). OracleAS TopLink Mapping Workbench can generate DDL creation scripts that can be used to create tables on the desired database.
Data Definition Language. Database statements to create, alter, or delete database objects such as tables, keys, stored procedures, and so on.
Data Definition Language. This is the syntax that a given DBMS understands, and is used to manipulate the structure of the database, from initial database creation to additions, modifications and deletions of all database objects (tables, columns, indexes etc.) to the eventual removal of the database. Another term used for DDL is 'schema'. Because each DBMS is slightly different, the DDL statements that each use is also different, sometimes completely alien to each other.
see Data Definition Language.
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DDL Data Definition Language. A language used by a database management system which allows users to define the database, specifying data types, structures and constraints on the data. Examples are the CREATE TABLE, CREATE , ALTER, and DROP statements. Note: DDL statements will implicitly commit any outstanding transaction.
Data Definition Language. ALTER, CREATE
A language enabling the structure and instances of a database to be defined in a human and machine readable form. SQL contains DDL commands that can be used either interactively or within programming language source code to define databases and their components.
An abbreviation for data definition language, a database language that describes its data structures
data definition language. A language for describing data and its relationships in a database.
data definition languages. The languages used to describe schemas, subschemas, and storage schemas. See also schema DDL, storage schema DDL, and subschema DDL.
Those statements in SQL that define, as opposed to manipulate, data. The schema of a database is created or modified with DDL. For example, CREATE TABLE, CREATE INDEX, GRANT, and REVOKE are SQL DDL statements.
it's the part of SQL that deals with the definition of data, so it manages metadata and hence the name Data Definition Language.
Data Definition Language, used to define all attributes and properties of a database.
Data Definition Language. The category of SQL statements that define or delete database objects such as tables or views. Examples are the CREATE, ALTER, and DROP statements.
Data Definition Language. A subset of SQL commands that create dictionary objects.
DDL refers to data definition language, which includes statements defining or changing data structure.
Data definition language. SQL statements that can be used either interactively or within programming language source code to define databases and their components.
Data Definition Language. A language enabling the structure and instances of a database to be defined in a human- and machine-readable form.