subquery

noun, verb — 2 senses

subquery

noun

Etymology From sub- + query.

1

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query.

subquery

verb

Etymology From sub- + query.

1

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To run a subquery upon.

  • We subqueried the customer data to retrieve only customers based in Europe.

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