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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 :)

Comments (42)

Comments (42)

197eb260 8623-48ac-9c4f-4c2a8ca8e908 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:18

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

PQL. Recognizable, familiar, simple.

a466c1a2 a24a-42a4-a730-a99aba023c58 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:12

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

I agree

8ade7929 3993-437b-a24c-921b685ed623 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:11

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

I highly support a new name for the M Language. For me there is one major reason. With a new name it would be much easier to google questions and/or information.

Google with M and keywords is often useless. Google with Power Query Formula Language and keywords is pretty long.

So it would be great to have a short and unique "identifier" for the language.

89f9f9db 550e-421b-b442-8eafcff6d1f7 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:01

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

Peequel or prequel get my vote.

9279d8b7 430f-4d3e-b21a-b8c798ffce68 on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:00

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

I honestly don't care what the TLA is for this (my votes would to go TQL, MQL or PQL), but the essential thing is that we desperately need a TLA for this language. M is far too short to be helpful, and with the de-branding of Power Query in the Excel UI, it's very unlikely that any user will even know to search for Power Query in any way. Give it a proper name and advertise that in the UI so that we can give users a fighting chance of actually finding teaching resources and help with the language.

23309802 5327-4608-9a85-757be45ca59b on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:59

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

Fully support idea.
PQL, PQFL, or
DTX (data transformation expressions)
DPX (data processing expressions)
or something else.

a8ec2174 cc04-4c52-b8ef-e6a5043aacb1 on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:59

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

You got my votes - though I might call it PreQueL the thing you use BEFORE the data comes in. Sort of sits well with SeQuel As well.

e8917c62 b5dc-4012-a553-0e92072fe5c9 on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:58

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

PQL, pron Peequel.

2461dd2a b2cc-47ec-8b2d-3cbd3a46cf9e on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:58

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

I like PQL as well.

0074d8fc eba5-4dcc-96de-4d3c3109aff7 on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:58

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

Gets my vote