SQL

databases

Structured Query Language for managing relational databases

Pronunciation

Correct

S-Q-L

/ˌɛs kjuː ˈɛl/

The ISO standard and ANSI refer to it as 'S-Q-L', spelled out letter by letter.

Source: www.iso.org(official spec)

Accepted Variant

sequel

/ˈsiːkwəl/

Originally named 'SEQUEL' (Structured English Query Language) by IBM. This pronunciation persists and is widely accepted.

Source: dl.acm.org(creator statement)