query language

noun

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

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Meanings

nounquery language (plural query languages)

plural query languages

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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command languagesearch language
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source language
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command language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic لُغَةَ الاِسْتِعْلَام
  • لُغَةَ الاِسْتِعْلَام (luḡata l-istiʕlām)computer language
Chinese Cantonese 查詢語言 /查询语言
  • 查詢語言 /查询语言 (caa⁴ seon¹ jyu⁵ jin⁴)computer language
Chinese Mandarin 查詢語言 /查询语言
  • 查詢語言 /查询语言 (cháxún yǔyán)computer language
Czech dotazovací jazyk
  • dotazovací jazykcomputer language
Finnish kyselykieli
  • kyselykielicomputer language
French langage de requête
  • langage de requêtecomputer language
German Abfragesprache
  • Abfragesprachecomputer language
Greek γλώσσα ερωτημάτων
  • γλώσσα ερωτημάτων (glóssa erotimáton)computer language
Hungarian lekérdezőnyelv
  • lekérdezőnyelvcomputer language
Irish teanga iarratais
  • teanga iarrataiscomputer language
Japanese 問い合わせ言語
  • 問い合わせ言語 (toiawase gengo)computer language
Korean 질의어
  • 질의어 (jirui-eo)computer language
Polish język zapytań
  • język zapytańcomputer language
Portuguese linguagem de consulta
  • linguagem de consultacomputer language
Russian язы́к запро́сов
  • язы́к запро́сов (jazýk zaprósov)computer language
Spanish lenguaje de consulta
  • lenguaje de consultacomputer language
Swedish frågespråk
  • frågespråkcomputer language
Turkish sorgulama dili
  • sorgulama dilicomputer language
Cite this entry
APA

query language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/query%20language

MLA

“query language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/query%20language. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “query language,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/query%20language.

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