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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope