Word noun
clause
n.
US /ˈkɫɔz/ UK /klˈɔːz/ clause UK spelling clause's, clause's
Definition
- 01 C1 Advanced
a part of a command or a search query in a computer language.
a constituent part of a formal statement or query in a programming or database language, such as SQL.
Simple“The 'WHERE' clause in the database search helps you find specific names.”
In context“The developer optimized the query by adding an index to the columns referenced in the 'JOIN' clause.”
UsageTypically refers to specific keywords and the parameters that follow them.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Latin clausus
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated