In general, a query is a form of

question A question is an utterance which serves as a request for information. Questions are sometimes distinguished from interrogatives, which are the grammatical forms typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are interroga ...

ing, in a line of inquiry. Query may also refer to:

Computing and technology

* Query, a precise request for information retrieval made to a database or information system ** Query language, a computer language used to make queries into databases and information systems ** Query string, in the World Wide Web, is an optional part of a URL ** Web search query, a query entered by users into web search engines * Command-query separation (CQS), a concept in object-oriented programming, especially in the Eiffel programming language * jQuery, a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML

People with the name

* Jeff Query (born 1967), an American football player * Nate Query, a musician

Other uses

* Query (complexity), a mapping from structures of one vocabulary to structures of another vocabulary * Query (Quaker), a question used for reflection and spiritual exercises among members of the Society of Friends * The Queries, a set of 31 questions outlined by Isaac Newton beginning in 1704

Computing and technology

People with the name

Other uses

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