Cypher is a declarative graph query language, originally developed by Neo4j for its graph database, that allows for expressive and efficient querying and updating of property graph data using an ASCII-art syntax in which patterns of nodes and relationships are drawn directly into the query text. Cypher was open-sourced via the openCypher project in 2015 and forms the basis of the ISO/IEC standard Graph Query Language (GQL).
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First Released ParadigmDeclarative graph query language 2 SignificanceOpened up through openCypher in 2015 and a foundation of the ISO GQL standard. 2 FAQs
Who created Cypher and when did it become an open language?
Andrés Taylor created Cypher at Neo4j in 2011. It was opened up through openCypher in October 2015.
Cypher was largely invented by Andrés Taylor while he worked for Neo4j in 2011, as a declarative graph query language for property graphs. It was opened up through the openCypher project in October 2015, so other graph databases could adopt it.
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1. Wikidata: Cypher
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Cypher was largely an invention of Andrés Taylor while working for Neo4j, Inc. (formerly Neo Technology) in 2011.
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Cypher is a declarative graph query language that allows for expressive and efficient data querying in a property graph.
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opened up through the openCypher project in October 2015
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Cypher is a declarative graph query language that allows for expressive and efficient data querying in a property graph.
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Cypher is a declarative graph query language that allows for expressive and efficient data querying in a property graph.
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