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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 :)

    Administrator on 07 Dec 2020 21:43:53

    The official name is Power Query M Formula Language: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/

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    Paul Southerland 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.

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    Daniel Bartley on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:12

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

    I agree

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    spuder 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.

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    Jeremy Baynham 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.

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    Ken Puls 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.

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    Ivan Bondarenko 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.

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    Neale Blackwood 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.

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    Michael 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.

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    Rebecca 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.

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    Wyn Hopkins 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