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DML

DML stands for Data Manipulation Language, and it is a subset of SQL (Structured Query Language) used for managing and manipulating data within a relational database management system (RDBMS).

DML is responsible for performing operations on data, such as inserting, updating, and deleting records in a database. The following are the main types of DML operations:

INSERT

The INSERT statement in SQL adds new records to a table. It allows you to specify the values for each column or insert data into the table.

INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2) VALUES (value1, value2);

Let's break down the components of the INSERT statement:

Example

Suppose we have an employees table as shown below.

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To add a new record to the employees table, we will write the following query:

INSERT INTO employees VALUES ("Monica", "Geller", 28);

After executing the INSERT query the employees table will look like this

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