query
Pronunciation:
/ˈkwɪə.ɹi//ˈkwɛ.ɹi/noun
Definitions
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
Example: The teacher answered the student’s query concerning biosynthesis.
A question mark.
A set of instructions passed to a database.
Example: The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
verb
Definitions
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.