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query language

query language

5.4
A way to write computer commands that ask for and get information from a database
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɪəri ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lenguaje de consulta
  • Moreover, SQL is the most widely used database query language, and this characteristic makes it important to accountants.
  • query language (SQL)
  • database query language

Oh, right, yes, I guess database query languages are on the track.

Examples

  • Everest and Weber (1977) brought the relational model into the accounting literature in order to improve upon extant data models by providing data independence and a high-level query language.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Oh, right, yes, I guess database query languages are on the track.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • An auditor would script the integrity constraint in the PROGRESS database query language.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The query language is domain/attribute-based rather than relational, but we always expected that to be the case for scalability reasons.

    Blog text (21)

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

    Academic text (1992)

  • Audit information relevant to the scenario was determined, and the appropriate logic was transcribed into simple pseudocode based on the Structured Query Language (SQL) database query language.

    Academic text (2005)

  • SQL is a popular query language used to retrieve data from databases.

  • Many developers prefer using a query language like Structured Query Language (SQL) for managing their data.

  • To access specific information, you need to learn a query language that allows you to communicate with the database.

Synonyms

search language
vsquery language
  • Specialized
8.8

A set of commands used to find information in computers or databases

is more general and used to request data from databases

How Expressive

programming language
  • Specialized
15 3.9
query language
  • Specialized
5.4
search
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

query language singular
query languages plural

Morphology

query + language

The phrase is a straightforward compound where 'query' (a request for information) modifies 'language' (a system of communication or set of terms), so the meaning 'a language for making queries' is directly derivable from the parts. This noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The compound query language comes from the words query, which means a question, and language, the words you use. Imagine asking a computer a question with special words to get data, so it means 'a computer language used to get information from databases'.