query language
language used for retrieval and storage of data in a database (Computers) | ||||
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Query language Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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query language
Noun
1. a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed
(synonym) command language, search language
(hypernym) source language
Noun
1. a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed
(synonym) command language, search language
(hypernym) source language
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query language
query language
n : a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: command language, search language]
query language
n : a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: command language, search language]
Query language Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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query language
A specialized language for requesting information from a database. For example, the query
SELECT ALL WHERE age > 30 AND name = “Smith”
requests all records in which the name-field is “Smith” and the Age field has a value greater than 30. The de facto standard for query languages is SQL.
A specialized language for requesting information from a database. For example, the query
SELECT ALL WHERE age > 30 AND name = “Smith”
requests all records in which the name-field is “Smith” and the Age field has a value greater than 30. The de facto standard for query languages is SQL.
Query language Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Query language
Broadly, query languages can be classified according to whether they are database query languages or information retrieval query languages. Examples include:
- .QL is a proprietary object-oriented query language for querying relational databases;
- Common Query Language (CQL) a formal language for representing queries to Information Retrieval systems such as as web indexes or bibliographic catalogues.
- CODASYL;
- D is a query language for truly relational database management systems (TRDBMS);
- DMX is a query language for Data Mining models;
- Datalog is a query language for deductive databases;
- ERROL is a query language over the Entity-relationship model (ERM), especially tailored for relational databases;
- FQL Facebook query language: SQL-like;
- Gellish English is a language that can be used for queries in Gellish English Databases [1], for dialogues (requests and responses) as well as for information modeling and knowledge modeling;
- ISBL is a query language for PRTV, one of the earliest relational database management systems;
- MQL is a cheminformatics query language for a substructure search allowing beside nominal properties also numerical properties;
- MDX is a query language for OLAP databases;
- OQL is Object Query Language;
- OPath, intended for use in querying WinFS Stores;
- Poliqarp Query Language is a special query language designed to analyze annotated text. Used in the Poliqarp search engine;
- QUEL is a relational database access language, similar in most ways to SQL;
- SMARTS is the cheminformatics standard for a substructure search;
- SPARQL is a query language for RDF graphs;
- SQL is a well known query language for relational databases;
- SuprTool is a proprietary query language for SuprTool, a database access program used for accessing data in Image/SQL (TurboIMAGE) and Oracle databases;
- XQuery, XPointer and XPath are query languages for XML data sources;
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