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PL/SQL

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PL/SQL

Summary

PL/SQL is a programming language[1]. PL/SQL has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • PL/SQL was influenced by Q154755[3].
  • PL/SQL's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • PL/SQL is owned by Oracle Corporation[5].
  • PL/SQL comprises SQL query[6].
  • 1992 marks the founding of PL/SQL[7].
  • PL/SQL's official website is recorded as http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/pl_sql/index.html[8].
  • PL/SQL's readable file format is recorded as PL/SQL source file[9].
  • PL/SQL's readable file format is recorded as PL/SQL binary[10].
  • PL/SQL's readable file format is recorded as Package source file[11].
  • PL/SQL's readable file format is recorded as Package binary file[12].
  • PL/SQL's readable file format is recorded as Combined package specification plus body file[13].
  • PL/SQL's writable file format is recorded as PL/SQL source file[14].
  • PL/SQL's writable file format is recorded as PL/SQL binary[15].
  • PL/SQL's writable file format is recorded as Package source file[16].
  • PL/SQL's writable file format is recorded as Package binary file[17].
  • PL/SQL's writable file format is recorded as Combined package specification plus body file[18].
  • PL/SQL's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/plsql[19].
  • PL/SQL's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[20].

Body

Designation and Status

PL/SQL's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].

History and Context

1992 marks the founding of PL/SQL[7]. PL/SQL is owned by Oracle Corporation[5].

Why It Matters

PL/SQL has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] PL/SQL is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

PL/SQL has been cited as an influence by PL/pgSQL[22], a procedural programming language[23], founded in 1998[24].

FAQs

Who did PL/SQL influence?

PL/SQL has been cited as an influence by PL/pgSQL[22].

Related Entities

Bill Pribyl Oracle Corporation PL/pgSQL procedural programming programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . oracle.com. oracle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . docs.oracle.com. docs.oracle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . orafaq.com. Retrieved . orafaq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → ['Procedural+Language/SQL', 'PL/SQL']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Procedural+Language/SQL, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/26dc0a886f95/|details]])"
  2. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256454-PLSQL-programovaci-jazyk
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0256454-PLSQL-programovaci-jazyk, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → —
    Has part(s) → SQL query
    Writable file format → —
    Inception → +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007561375705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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