In general, a query is a form of
question
A question is an utterance which serves as a request for information. Questions are sometimes distinguished from interrogatives, which are the grammatical forms typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are interrogat ...
ing, in a line of inquiry.
Query may also refer to:
Computing and technology
* Query, a precise request for
information retrieval made to a database or information system
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Query language
Query languages, data query languages or database query languages (DQL) are computer languages used to make queries in databases and information systems. A well known example is the Structured Query Language (SQL).
Types
Broadly, query language ...
, a computer language used to make queries into databases and information systems
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Query string
A query string is a part of a uniform resource locator (URL) that assigns values to specified parameters. A query string commonly includes fields added to a base URL by a Web browser or other client application, for example as part of an HTML, cho ...
, in the World Wide Web, is an optional part of a URL
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Web search query
A web query or web search query is a query that a user enters into a web search engine to satisfy their information needs. Web search queries are distinctive in that they are often plain text and boolean search directives are rarely used. They va ...
, a query entered by users into web search engines
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Command-query separation (CQS), a concept in object-oriented programming, especially in the Eiffel programming language
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jQuery
jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax. It is free, open-source software using the permissive MIT License. As of Aug 2022, jQuery is ...
, a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML
People with the name
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Jeff Query (born 1967), an American football player
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Nate Query, a musician
Other uses
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Query (complexity), a mapping from structures of one vocabulary to structures of another vocabulary
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Query (Quaker), a question used for reflection and spiritual exercises among members of the Society of Friends
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The Queries, a set of 31 questions outlined by Isaac Newton beginning in 1704
See also
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Queue (disambiguation) __NOTOC__
Queue () may refer to:
* Queue area, or queue, a line or area where people wait for goods or services
Arts, entertainment, and media
*''ACM Queue'', a computer magazine
* ''The Queue'' (Sorokin novel), a 1983 novel by Russian author ...
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