A language used in querying, updating, and managing relational databases. You can view or write Microsoft Access queries as SQL statements in the Query window by clicking SQL on the View menu, or by clicking one of the commands on the SQL Specific submenu of the Query menu.
You can use SQL SELECT statements anywhere that Access accepts a table name, query name, or field name. For example, to generate a list of items in a list box control, you can set the list box's ControlSource property to an SQL SELECT statement.