What is "Order by" in SQL? All Questions › Category: SQL › What is "Order by" in SQL? 0 Vote Up Vote Down Chetan Shidling Staff asked 4 years ago I need short information. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Chetan Shidling Staff answered 4 years ago The “order by” is a keyword in SQL which is used to sort the data in the record in descending or ascending order.