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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley