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SQL is a set-based, declarative query language, not an imperative language such as C or BASIC. However, there are extensions to Standard SQL which add procedural programming language functionality, such as control-of-flow constructs. Transact-SQL is one of those extensions.
The Structured Query Language (SQL) is the set of instructions used to interact with a relational database. In fact, SQL is the only language that most databases understand. Whenever you interact with such a database, the software translates your commands (whether they are mouse clicks or form entries) into a SQL statement that the database knows how to interpret.