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search language

search language

8.8
A set of commands used to find information in computers or databases
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lenguaje de búsqueda
  • The company introduced a new search language that simplifies the process of finding information in large datasets.

Examples

  • Understanding how a search language works can help improve the efficiency of data retrieval.

  • The search language used in databases is very powerful.

  • Developers often use a search language to create complex queries for database systems.

  • Can you explain what a search language is?

  • Developers often use a search language to create complex queries for database systems.

  • The company introduced a new search language that simplifies the process of finding information in large datasets.

  • Understanding how a search language works can help improve the efficiency of data retrieval.

Synonyms

query language
vssearch language
  • Specialized
5.4

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

uses procedural operators to invoke functions during information retrieval

How Expressive

programming language
  • Specialized
15 3.9
search language
  • Specialized
8.8
query language
  • Specialized
5.4
text-matching
  • Specialized
4.3

Surface Forms

search language singular
search languages plural

Morphology

search + language

The meaning is compositionally built from 'search' (locating information) + 'language' (a system/terminology), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'a language used for searching or querying'. This follows common compound patterns (e.g. 'query language') and is cross-linguistically transparent, requiring little idiomatic knowledge.

Etymology

Search language is like giving a detective exact instructions: the word search means 'to look for' and language means 'a set of words or commands'. So a search language is the special set of words you give a computer to tell it how to find information.