# Introduction to FraQL FraQL stands for Fractal Query Language, which is a syntactical superset of ANSI SQL. The decision to model a new query language derived from ANSI SQL was to ensure the least amount of studying in order to query Fractal. There are already millions of programmers who know SQL syntax. <span style="color: red;">(temporarily stubbed out)</span> ##### Relevant Search Tags > #fraql #vfn-overview