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Data Definition Language - Definition

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A Data Definition Language is a computer language for defining data. XML Schema is an example of a pure DDL (although only relevant in the context of XML). A subset of SQL's instructions form another DDL.

For example in Oracle the DDL statments refer to CREATE,DROP,ALTER etc..

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