subquery

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noun

A query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query.

“We subqueried the customer data to retrieve only customers based in Europe.”

OriginEnglish query ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

nounsubquery (plural subqueries)

plural subqueries

  1. computingA query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query.
verbsubquery (third-person singular simple present subqueries, present participle subquerying, simple past and past participle subqueried)

present singular third person subqueries · participle present subquerying · participle past subqueried · past subqueried

  1. transitivecomputingTo run a subquery upon.

    We subqueried the customer data to retrieve only customers based in Europe.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishquery
  5. Englishsubquery

From sub- + query.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 子查詢 /子查询
  • 子查詢 /子查询 (zǐcháxún)embedded query
Finnish alikysely
  • alikyselyembedded query
French sous-requête
  • sous-requêteembedded query
Portuguese subconsulta, subquery
  • subconsultaembedded query
  • subqueryembedded query
Russian подзапро́с
  • подзапро́с (podzaprós)embedded query
Cite this entry
APA

subquery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquery

MLA

“subquery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subquery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquery.

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