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querier

querier

8.6
A program that asks a database for information
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɪr.i.ər/
  • Specialized
: consultor
  • When building an application, a querier is essential for fetching results from the database.

Examples

  • The querier sent multiple requests to the search engine to gather relevant data.

  • FB's documentation says basically, "for every query there is a querier."

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  • In the database, each querier retrieves specific information based on input criteria.

Synonyms

requester
vsquerier
  • UK
1 4.4

A program or person that asks a server to send data

issues queries specifically to databases or search engines for information
retriever
vsquerier
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A software tool that finds and returns relevant information from a database

issues queries to databases or search engines to retrieve information
requestor
vsquerier
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A computer program or device that asks another system for information

is the same term but uses the alternative spelling

How Technical

querier
  • Specialized
8.6
searcher
  • Specialized
1 4.1
search engine
  • Specialized
120 2.9

Surface Forms

querier singular
queriers plural

Morphology

querier = query (transparent) = query + queri­er + er

Agentive suffix '-er' attaches to 'query' with a regular orthographic change (y → i); meaning 'program or component that issues queries' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The computing sense of querier also comes from the old Latin quaerere meaning 'to ask' or 'to seek'. A querier in computing is a program that 'asks' a database by sending queries to get information.