SQL is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system. In comparison to older read/write APIs like ISAM or VSAM, SQL offers two main advantages: first, it introduced the concept of accessing many records with one single command; and second, it eliminates the need to specify how to reach a record, e.g. with or without an index. Originally based upo
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irrelevant cost. A cost incurred by a company which is unaffected by management's decisions. Such costs can be either positive or negative and may even turn out to be a relevant cost in certain situations. For example, if a company bought an off-the-shelf software program but it did not work as intended and cannot be returned, the cost incurred (sunk cost) becomes irrelevant regardless of management's decision.