query processing

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | 443 words | Copyright

query processing
1. The retrieval of information from a database according to a set of retrieval criteria, the database itself remaining unchanged.

2. In the context of a specific query language, the technique of translating the retrieval criteria specified using the language (see def. 1) into more primitive database-access software, including a selection among different methods to choose the most efficient in the particular circumstances.

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