Associations to the word «Querying»

Wiktionary

QUERY, noun. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
QUERY, noun. A question mark.
QUERY, noun. (computing) (databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
QUERY, verb. (transitive) To ask, inquire.
QUERY, verb. (intransitive) To ask a question.
QUERY, verb. (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
QUERY, verb. (computing) (databases) To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.
QUERY, verb. (transitive) (internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
QUERY LANGUAGE, noun. (computing) Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database
QUERY LANGUAGES, noun. Plural of query language
QUERY PROCESSING, noun. (computing) Processing of a specific set of instructions for extracting particular data.
QUERY PROCESSING, noun. (computing) Processing to extract data from a database and present it for use.

Dictionary definition

QUERY, noun. An instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present".
QUERY, verb. Pose a question.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats