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Definition of query

An expression in the form of a query expression or a Standard Query Operator method call (or a combination of the two) that extracts information from a data source.

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Other definitions of query

To extract data from a database and present it for use.

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A formalized instruction to a database to either return a set of records or perform a specified action on a set of records as specified in the query.

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A formalized instruction to a data source to either extract data or perform a specified action. The query can be in the form of a query expression, or a method-based query (or a combination of the two). The data source can be in different forms, e.g. relational databases, XML documents, or in-memory objects.

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A named set of criteria that Visual Studio Team Foundation uses to display work items.

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An instance of a query template that runs continuously in the StreamInsight server processing events received from instances of input adapters to which the query is bound and sending processed events to instances of output adapters to which it is bound.

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In computers, what a user of a search engine or database enters is sometimes called the query. To query (verb) means to submit a query (noun).

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