Query

In general, a query is a form of questioning, in a line of inquiry. A query may also refer to:

The Queries, a set of 31 questions outlined by Isaac Newton beginning in 1704

Query (Quaker), a question used for reflection and spiritual exercises among members of the

Society of Friends

Query (complexity), a mapping from structures of one vocabulary to structures of another

vocabulary

In computing:

A precise request for information retrieval with database and information systems 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 Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

that follows the first question mark (?)

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