query
n. countablen. a question you ask when you want to check if something is correct or get more information. It is often used in business or when using a computer to find data.
n. a request for information or a question expressing doubt about the accuracy of a statement. In a technical context, it refers to a formal request for data from a database or information system.
I have a small query about my recent bill.
The customer service team is currently processing a high volume of queries regarding the new software update.
The database administrator optimized the search query to ensure that results would populate in milliseconds despite the millions of records stored in the cloud.
An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”); perhaps suffixed with -y (“abstract noun”). Cognate with French quérir, Italian chiedere, Portuguese querer, Romanian cere, and Spanish querer. Compare question.
Often takes the preposition 'about' or 'regarding'; in technical contexts, it frequently pairs with the verbs 'run', 'execute', or 'perform'.