How do you pronounce SQLite?
S-Q-L-ite/ˌɛs kjuː ɛl ˈaɪt/
Commonly said as: "sequel-light", "squeel-ite"
ess cue ell ite
SQLite
What it is
SQLite is an embedded relational database: one file, no configuration, and the most widely deployed database in the world.
Why it gets said wrong
Its author, D. Richard Hipp, says "S-Q-L-ite" in interviews, three letter names plus "ite", and accepts "sequel-lite" as well. The docs set no official reading; the one clear error is saying it as one word, "squeal".
Hear it in a sentence
SQLite is enough for local development.
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