query
/ˈkwɪə.ɹi/
Dictionary
noun
- A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
"The teacher answered the student’s query concerning biosynthesis."
- A question mark.
- A set of instructions passed to a database.
"The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes."
verb
- To ask a question.
- To ask, inquire.
- To question or call into doubt.
- To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.
- To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
- To send out a query letter.
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