information query language
1Query language — Query languages are computer languages used to make queries into databases and information systems. Broadly, query languages can be classified according to whether they are database query languages or information retrieval query languages. The… …
2query language — UK US noun [C] ► IT a way of getting particular information that you want from a large amount of information held on a computer database, spreadsheet, etc.: »HR managers need to be able to use a database query language to make graphs and… …
3Information retrieval query language — An information retrieval query language is a query language used to make queries into database, where the semantics of the query are defined not by a precise rendering of a formal syntax, but by an interpretation of the most suitable results of… …
4query language — ▪ computer science a computer programming language used to retrieve information from a database. The uses of databases are manifold. They provide a means of retrieving records or parts of records and performing various calculations… …
5query language — In a database management system, a programming language that allows a user to extract and display specific information from a database. Structured Query Language (SQL) is an international database query language that allows the user to… …
6query language — noun a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed • Syn: ↑command language, ↑search language • Hypernyms: ↑source language * * * ˈquery language 7 [query language] …
7query language — A predefined set of rules and syntax that must be used to properly retrieve information from a database. Structured Query Language (SQL) is an attempt to define a standard query language …
8Contextual Query Language — (CQL), previously known as Common Query Language,[1] is a formal language for representing queries to information retrieval systems such as search engines, bibliographic catalogs and museum collection information. Based on the semantics of Z39.50 …
9Structured Query Language — SQL (das Kürzel für Structured Query Language; offizielle Aussprache [ɛskjuːˈɛl], häufig auch [ˈsiːkwəl] →SEQUEL), ist eine Datenbanksprache zur Definition, Abfrage und Manipulation von Daten in relationalen Datenbanken. SQL ist von ANSI und ISO… …
10Common Query Language — or contextual query language (CQL) is a formal language for representing queries to information retrieval systems such as search engines, bibliographic catalogs and museum collection information. Based on the semantics of Z39.50, its design… …
