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A polite way of demanding an answer from something that owes you nothing.
means A question you raise, often to request information or challenge whether something is correct.
from From Latin quaere, meaning 'ask!' — the imperative of quaerere, 'to seek or ask,' the same root that gives us 'quest' and 'question.' Early scholars and lawyers actually wrote 'quaere' in the margins of texts as a note-to-self meaning 'look into this' — a one-word flag of doubt. English borrowed it whole, softened the spelling, and turned a scribbled imperative into a tidy little noun.
- etymology
- from Latin quaerere, to seek or ask
- database use
- SQL queries run the world's invisible paperwork
- fun fact
- editors once stamped manuscripts with literal query marks
- search bar truth
- every query is a tiny confession of ignorance