Dictionary Definition
query n : an instance of questioning; "there was
a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who
were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, interrogation] [ant:
answer] v : pose a
question [syn: question] [also: queried]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈkwɪəri/
- Rhymes with: -ɪəri
Noun
- A question or
inquiry.
- The teacher answered the student's query concerning biosynthesis.
- computing databases A set of instructions passed to a
database.
- The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
Derived terms
Translations
question or inquiry
- Croatian: upit
- Dutch: vraag, verzoek
computing: set of instructions passed to a
database
- Croatian: upit
- Czech: dotaz
- Dutch: verzoek
Verb
Translations
inquire
- Dutch: vragen, bevragen
ask a question
- Dutch: (zich) informeren
question
- Dutch: in vraag stellen, betwijfelen
computing: search database
- Dutch: bevragen, queryen
Extensive Definition
In general, a query is a form of questioning, in a line of
inquiry. A query may also refer to:
- The Queries, a set of 31 questions outlined by Isaac Newton beginning in 1704
- Query (complexity), a mapping from structures of one vocabulary to structures of another vocabulary
- Query (Quaker), a question used for reflection and spiritual exercises among members of the Society of Friends
- Query language, a computer language used to make queries into databases and information systems
- A precise request for information retrieval with database and information systems
- Web search query, queries entered by users into web search engines
- Command-query separation (CQS), a concept in object-oriented programming, especially in the Eiffel programming language
- jQuery, a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML
query in German: Query
query in Japanese: クエリ
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ask, ask a
question, ask about, ask questions, awake a doubt, be curious, be
diffident, be doubtful, be dubious, be skeptical, be uncertain,
bone of contention, bring into question, burn with curiosity, call
in question, catechism, catechize, challenge, concern, contest, cross-interrogatory,
cross-question, debating point, demand, dig around for, dig up,
dispute, distrust, doubt, dubiety, enquiry, examine, feeler, gape, gawk, greet with skepticism, half
believe, harbor suspicions, have reservations, inquire, inquire of, inquiry, interpellate, interrogate, interrogation, interrogative, interrogatory, interview, issue, leader, leading question, make
inquiry, misgive,
mistrust, moot point,
nose around for, nose out, peer, point at issue, point in
question, problem,
propose a question, propound a question, pump, put queries, question, question at issue,
question mark, questioning, quiz, quodlibet, raise a question,
require an answer, reservation, rubber, rubberneck, scepticism, scruple, seek, skepticism, smell a rat,
stare, suspect, suspicion, test, throw doubt upon, topic, treat with reserve, trial
balloon, uncertainty, vexed question,
want to know, worm out of