query

fe’l verb

1. To ask a question.
2. To ask, inquire.
3. To question or call into doubt.
4. To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.

ot noun

1. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK). The teacher answered the student’s query concerning biosynthesis.
2. A set of instructions passed to a database. The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
3. A question mark.