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query language

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: command language, search language

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: source language

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لُغَةَ الاِسْتِعْلَام (luḡata l-istiʕlām) — computer language
  • Chinese Cantonese: 查詢語言 /查询语言 (caa4 seon1 jyu5 jin4) — computer language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 查詢語言 /查询语言 (cháxún yǔyán) — computer language
  • Czech: dotazovací jazyk — computer language
  • Finnish: kyselykieli — computer language
  • French: langage de requête — computer language
  • German: Abfragesprache — computer language
  • Greek: γλώσσα ερωτημάτων (glóssa erotimáton) — computer language
  • Hungarian: lekérdezőnyelv — computer language
  • Irish: teanga iarratais — computer language
  • Japanese: 問い合わせ言語 (toiawase gengo) — computer language
  • Korean: 질의어 (jirui-eo) — computer language
  • Portuguese: linguagem de consulta — computer language
  • Russian: язы́к запро́сов (jazýk zaprósov) — computer language
  • Serbo-Croatian: упитни језик — computer language
  • Serbo-Croatian: upitni jezik — computer language
  • Spanish: lenguaje de consulta — computer language
  • Swedish: frågespråk — computer language
  • Turkish: sorgulama dili — computer language