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query processing

query processing noun: processing of a specific set of instructions for extracting particular data.

Noun

query processing (uncountable)

  1. Processing of a specific set of instructions for extracting particular data.
  2. Processing to extract data from a database and present it for use.

Questions about query processing

What does query processing mean?
Query processing means processing of a specific set of instructions for extracting particular data.
What part of speech is query processing?
Query processing is a noun.

Words near query processing in the dictionary

  1. query languages
  2. query letter
  3. query letters
  4. query plan
  5. query plans
  6. query processing
  7. query string
  8. query strings
  9. queryable
  10. querying
  11. queryingly

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