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<p><b>Kusto Query Language</b> (<b>KQL)</b> (pronounced K-Q-L, or coup-stoh) is a [[Domain-specific language|___domain main-specific language]] used to manage data. Microsoft created the language to fit needs that the similar SQL could not handle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=shsagir |date=2025-02-23 |title=Kusto Query Language (KQL) overview - Kusto |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/kusto/query/?view=microsoft-fabric#what-is-a-kusto-query |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=learn.microsoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref> While primarily used with Microsoft products, KQL is also compatible with IBM and can be converted to work in Splunk.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=Splunk query using azure KQL concat |url=https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-query-using-azure-KQL-concat/m-p/690911 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=community.splunk.com |language=en}}</ref>

The exact date of creation of this coding language is not specified by Microsoft. The creators of the language are currently anonymous. KQL's namesake is often attributed as being Academy Award winning filmmaker Jacques Cousteau<b>.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Josephine |date=2023-12-26 |title=Kusto (KQL) for Azure SQL Audit |url=https://sqlkitty.com/kusto-kql-azure-sql-audit/#:~:text=According%20to%20Rod%20Trent,%20Kusto,(KQL)%20for%20a%20while. |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=sqlkitty |language=en-US}}</ref>

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=== Syntax ===

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=== In Popular Culture ===

</b>The KC7 Foundation has created a series of games for secondary students and career changers to learn KQL while simulating real world cybersecurity events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=KC7 |title=KC7 - The free cyber detective game |url=https://kc7cyber.com/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=kc7cyber.com |language=en}}</ref>

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