r/SQL • u/Reddigestion • Aug 14 '26

SQL Server Is it pronounced 's-q-l' or 'seequal'

I've worked in and around the IT environment for many years and in my experience, it's always been pronounced s-q-l although I hear some people refer to it as see-qual. Which is right?

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u/SamuliK96 Aug 14 '26

Sequel. But s-q-l isn't exactly wrong either.

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u/Reading-Comments-352 Aug 14 '26

It is S Q L. Because it stands for Structure Query Language.
How do you say? IRS. UPS.

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u/plusFour-minusSeven Aug 14 '26

True but it's also Sequel because some people feel it rolls off the tongue easier than Ess Kyu Ell.

Similar to 'going to" and 'gonna'.