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Data-centric programming language
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<p>Data-centric programming language defines a category of programming languages where the primary function is the management and manipulation of data. A data-centric programming language includes built-in processing primitives for accessing data stored in sets, tables, lists, and other data structures and databases, and for specific manipulation and transformation of data required by a programming application. Data-centric programming languages are typically <a href="/facts/Declarative_programming_language/gogtdzcJ">declarative</a> and often dataflow-oriented, and define the processing result desired; the specific processing steps required to perform the processing are left to the language compiler. The <a href="/facts/SQL/UjQLJcYm">SQL</a> relational database language is an example of a declarative, data-centric language. Declarative, data-centric programming languages are ideal for <a href="/facts/Data-intensive_computing/BhQMlqq8">data-intensive computing</a> applications. </p>