language, database (DDL)
1. 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, e.g. CREATE and
DROP.
2. A specification language for databases, based on the
["DDL Reference Manual", ECE Dept U Colorado, 1991].
(1999-04-26)