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 grammar, grammatical forms, typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are i ...
ing, in a line of inquiry.
Query may also refer to:
Computing and technology
* Query, a precise request for
information retrieval
Information retrieval (IR) in computing and information science is the task of identifying and retrieving information system resources that are relevant to an Information needs, information need. The information need can be specified in the form ...
made to a
database
In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and a ...
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data structure
In computer science, a data structure is a data organization and storage format that is usually chosen for Efficiency, efficient Data access, access to data. More precisely, a data structure is a collection of data values, the relationships amo ...
or information system
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Query language
A query language, also known as data query language or database query language (DQL), is a computer language used to make queries in databases and information systems. In database systems, query languages rely on strict theory to retrieve informa ...
, 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 doc ...
, in the World Wide Web, is an optional part of a URL
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Web search query, 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, 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), ''The Queue'' (Sorokin novel), a 1 ...
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