Meaning & use

query

noun·Academic

A question, especially one raised to clarify a doubt or request specific information.

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The customer sent a query asking why her order had not yet arrived.

He raised a query about the accuracy of the figures in the report.

A note on using this word

In computing, a query is a request sent to a database or search engine to retrieve information.

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