MSSQL
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Data & Database
| Stands for | Microsoft SQL Server |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
MSSQL stands for Microsoft SQL Server, a data & database abbreviation.
Microsoft's relational database management system, widely used in corporate and Windows-based environments and available on Linux since the 2017 release. It powers many business applications, ERP systems and data warehouses.
Example: The connection string points to the MSSQL instance on port 1433.
Usage notes
Born from a 1989 partnership with Sybase, after which Microsoft took over development of its own codebase. Editions range from the free Express edition to Enterprise, with Azure SQL Database as the cloud-managed counterpart. Its query language is T-SQL, and the main admin tool is SQL Server Management Studio.
Related abbreviations
More data & database abbreviations
- FK – Foreign key
- HDFS – Hadoop Distributed File System
- JDBC – Java Database Connectivity
- KV – Key-value (store)
- MDM – Master data management
- MPP – Massively parallel processing
- MVCC – Multiversion concurrency control
- ODBC – Open Database Connectivity
- ODS – Operational data store
- OLAP – Online analytical processing
- OLTP – Online transaction processing
- PK – Primary key