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query

query

36 4.4
A request for information sent to a database or search system
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɪəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : consulta
  • The database returned several entries in response to my query about local restaurants.
  • search query
  • user query
  • submit a query

Google wanted to increase the number of queries on Google, which doesn't mean Google is good.

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Examples

  • If you receive only form letters in response to a query, then you should take a good look at your approach.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We're up 23% on all search engine queries.

  • So you know when you go to Google and you type in a query and you spell something wrong, it says did you mean?

  • And then depending on your query, it will route you to the right AI platform to do various things.

  • And what it can tell you is what were the queries people searched on Google when they found your website?

  • A search mechanism takes as input a query that describes the current user interests.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The system can then automatically reformulate the query and present new results that presumably will better match the user interests.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Typically, a user poses a query and examines the objects at the top of the ranked list.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We then ran this query over our medical corpus, returning a set of 100 passages.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In both cases, the GL system acts like a special-purpose database query language for selecting and aggregating data.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

inquiry
vsquery
245 3.9

An act of asking questions to get information

is a technical structured request aimed at databases rather than general investigation
lookup
vsquery
  • Specialized
7 4.1

An act of finding information in a list or database

is a formal structured request usually written in a special request language

Antonyms

1.0

A written or spoken answer to a question

Compounds

query language
  • Specialized
5.4

A way to write computer commands that ask for and get information from a database

How Complex

query language
  • Specialized
5.4
query
  • Specialized
36 4.4
search
1.0

Surface Forms

query singular
queries plural

Etymology

In computing, a query is like sending a question to a system and the word comes from Latin quaerere 'to seek', just like question, so a query asks the database to 'find' the information you want.