To extract data from a database and present it for use.
— Computer ScienceA 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.
— Computer ScienceA 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.
— Computer ScienceA named set of criteria that Visual Studio Team Foundation uses to display work items.
— Computer ScienceAn 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.
— Computer ScienceIn 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).
— Computer Science