Definition of query - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
askingUK question, often expressing doubt about somethingUK
- The student's query about the theory puzzled the professor..
2.
technologyTECH. set of instructions for database retrievalTECH.
- The query returned all the matching records.
3.
publishingTECH. UK proposal letter sent to publishersTECH. UK
- He sent a query to the magazine editor.
Verb
1.
communicationtr./intr. ask a question to get informationtr./intr.
- She queried the teacher about the assignment.
2.
doubttr. UK express doubt about the accuracy or validity of somethingtr. UK
- He queried the results of the experiment..
3.
technologytr. TECH. send instructions to a database for informationtr. TECH.
- The program queries the database every hour.
4.
publishingtr. TECH. US send a query letter to a publishertr. TECH. US
- She queried several publishers about her new book.
Expressions with query
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ask a question or express doubt about something
She decided to raise a query about the new policy.
request for information entered into a search engine or database system
Her search query returned thousands of results in less than a second.
request sent to a data source to read or change stored information
The application sends a data query to retrieve customer records.
instruction sent to a database to fetch or change stored information
The developer optimized the database query to speed up the report generation.
programming language used to manage and retrieve data from databases
SQL is a popular query language for relational databases..
sequence of data in a URL for input parameters
The query string in the URL specifies the search parameters.
use a form to request information from a database
Users can query by form to find specific records.
software component that processes queries and returns matching stored information
The database uses a powerful query engine to handle millions of requests.
handling instructions to extract specific data
Query processing optimizes search results in search engines.
request for specific information a user sends to a computer system
The search engine processed the user query in less than a second.
Origin of query
Latin, quaerere (to seek)
Terms with query included in their meaning
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duration query
asks about the length of time something takes
location query
asking for the location of a toilet
online search
enter a query into a search engine
communication
address your query
databases
obtain data from a database using a query
communication
respond to a query or outcome
technology
query a system for information
technology
structured description of steps a database uses to run a query
query performance
database table that stores combined data for quicker searches
databases
instruction for database query execution
abr: Language Integrated Query
tool for asking questions in computer programs
databases
creation of a temporary table from a database query
acr: natural language query
question asked to computer in human words
databases
rewrite a query as a template with parameters
abr: Procedural Language/Structured Query Language
computer language for managing and processing databases
acr: query language
language used to make database queries
acr: Query Processing Platform
system for handling and answering search queries
abr: query
used to flag doubtful or uncertain information
theory
theoretical framework for database query optimization
technology
group of returned data items produced by a database query
acr: Structured Query Language
used to manage and query databases
publishing
the act of sending a query letter to a publisher
database
query within a larger query in databases
Examples of query in a sentence
The query raised concerns among the team. The database query took longer than expected. She optimized the query for faster results. Her query was accepted by the publishing house. The author drafted a query for her new book. He queried the database for relevant information.
The journalist queried the spokesperson for details. She queried the authenticity of the document. They queried the decision made by the committee. Developers query the database to retrieve user data. The system queries the server for updates regularly. The author queried the editor for feedback. He queried the magazine about submission guidelines.
View all translations of query
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- French:question, interroger, ...
- German:Frage, fragen, ...
- Italian:domanda, chiedere, ...
- Spanish:pregunta, preguntar, ...
- Portuguese:pergunta, perguntar, ...
- Chinese:疑问, 询问, ...
- Japanese:質問, 質問する, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتِفْسَار, استفسرَ, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁאֵלָה, לִשְׁאֹול, ...
- Russian:вопрос, спросить, ...
- Ukrainian:запитання, запитувати, ...
- Hindi:प्रश्न, प्रश्न करना, ...
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