query

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• quæry (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“‘seek, look for; ask’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɪəri/
• Rhymes: -ɪəri

[edit] Noun

query (plural queries)

1. A question or inquiry.

   The teacher answered the student's query concerning biosynthesis.

2. (computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.

   The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.

[edit] Derived terms

• queerious
• query language
• subquery

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[edit] Verb

to query (third-person singular simple present queries, present participle querying, simple past and past participle queried)

1. (transitive) To ask, inquire.
2. (intransitive) To ask a question.
3. (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
4. (computing, databases) To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.

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