Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Data Manipulation Language
     
         (DML, or {Data Management Language}) A
        language for the manipulation of data in a {database} by
        applications and/or directly by end-users.
     
        {SQL} contains DML commands such as INSERT, UPDATE, and
        DELETE.
     
        See also {Data Definition Language} (DDL).
     
        (1999-04-26)