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Insert (SQL)

"Insert" in SQL means adding new information or data into a table that already exists in a database. Imagine a big toy box with lots of different toys inside. You want to add a new toy to the box, so you take the new toy and put it in the box. In SQL, the toy box is a table and the new toy is the information or data you want to add. The "INSERT" command in SQL tells the database where to put the new information and what kind of information it is. Just like putting a new toy in the box, inserting new information into a table makes it easier to organize and keep track of all the information in the database.