2 Aug
2010
2 Aug
'10
4:26 p.m.
Jason T wrote:
Surely covered on this list before, but I will re-open
the box:
SQL.
I say "ess kyu ell." I rarely hear "sickle," although that makes
some sense. I *always* hear "sequel," which requires some more
imagination. It's only a hunch, but I suspect this originated from
the dark halls of Redmond.
Wrong. SQL was developed at IBM sometime in the early '70s for
interacting with the System/R database, and was originally called
SEQUEL. It was changed because of trademark reasons.
Peace... Sridhar