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    Provide an official Short Name for Power Query Formula Language (Informally known as "M")

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    Jay Killeen on 02 Feb 2016 10:19:32

    I have posted this question to StackOverflow and appears that a short name for Power Query Formula Language that is not 'M' does not exist.

    Power Query Formula Language is too long

    M is too short

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35076031/is-there-a-short-name-for-power-query-formula-language-informally-known-as-m

    We have discussed this on Twitter and there are good ideas. Thought I would post it here to make it official :)

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    d748525c af8a-47fa-aad2-5d92d6d23e76 on 05 Jul 2020 22:14:57

    RE: Provide an official Short Name for Power Query Formula Language (Informally known as "M")

    Need to be able to Google it. Disamguity needed.

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    cddbc733 90ad-4f11-a324-fe4f6f243abc on 05 Jul 2020 22:14:57

    RE: Provide an official Short Name for Power Query Formula Language (Informally known as "M")

    'Ideas include:
    - PQL (PQL or Peequel - )
    - MQL (MQL - M Query Language)
    - M MQL (M Mashup Query Language )
    - PowerM
    - M^ (MPower)
    - M# (M Sharp)
    - #M (But that would break in Twitter :))
    - MIQ (M IQ)
    - MSM (Microsoft M)

    naming things is hard :)