data manipulation language

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data manipulation language - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Data Manipulation Language
  
     <language, database> (DML, or Data Management Language) A
     language for the manipulation of data in a database by
     applications and/or directly by end-users.
  
     SQL contains DML commands such as INSERT, UPDATE, and
     DELETE.
  
     See also Data Definition Language (DDL).
  
     (1999-04-26)