SQL Server(Note capitalised) 1. Sybase {Adaptive Server Enterprise}. 2. {Microsoft SQL Server}. (2003-07-02) SQL server (Note not capitalised) Any {database management system} (DBMS) that can respond to queries from {clients} formatted in the {SQL} language. Two popular examples are {Microsoft SQL Server} and {Sybase SQL Server}. (1997-12-07)