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NoSQL

NoSQL proper noun: a broad class of database management systems that differ from traditional relational databases in not using SQL as a primary query language and in omitting some common features to enhance scalability.

Proper noun

NoSQL

  1. A broad class of database management systems that differ from traditional relational databases in not using SQL as a primary query language and in omitting some common features to enhance scalability.

Origin of NoSQL

From no + SQL; more recently sometimes explained as short for not only SQL.

Questions about NoSQL

What does NoSQL mean?
NoSQL means a broad class of database management systems that differ from traditional relational databases in not using SQL as a primary query language and in omitting some common features to enhance scalability.
What part of speech is NoSQL?
NoSQL is a proper noun.

Words near NoSQL in the dictionary

  1. nosopoietic
  2. nososymbiocity
  3. nosotherapy
  4. nosotrophy
  5. nosotropic
  6. NoSQL
  7. nossah
  8. Nossal
  9. Nossegem
  10. Nossiter
  11. Nossiters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: NoSQL (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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