Query vs Challenge - What's the difference?
query | challenge |
A question or inquiry.
A question mark.
* Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
* 2006 , "Pip", Re: Royal Enfield motorbike - why would anyone buy one?'' (on newsgroup ''rec.motorcycles )
(computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
To ask, inquire.
To ask a question.
To question or call into doubt.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=20 (computing, databases) To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.
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(internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
* 2000 , "Phantom", Re: Uhm.. hi... I guess...'' (on newsgroup ''alt.support.boy-lovers )
* 2000 , "Robert Erdec", Re: Help; mIRC32; unable to resolve server arnes.si'' (on newsgroup ''alt.irc.mirc )
A confrontation; a dare.
# An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
#*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-11-30, volume=409, issue=8864, magazine=(The Economist), author=Paul Davis
, title= # A bid to overcome something.
#* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 5, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
, title= # (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle
#* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Saj Chowdhury, work=BBC Sport
, title= # A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
# The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
(label) A procedure or action.
# (legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case, e.g. a conflict of interest.
# The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
# The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
# (label) An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
(label) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
To invite someone to take part in a competition.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
To dare someone.
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
To dispute something.
(label) To make a formal objection to a juror.
(label) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
(label) To censure; to blame.
* Holland
(label) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
(label) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
As verbs the difference between query and challenge
is that query is to ask, inquire while challenge is .As a noun query
is a question or inquiry.query
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(queries)- The teacher answered the student's query concerning biosynthesis.
- She had written in her diary: "I don't think I am in a concentration-camp??????", the queries growing larger and more numerous till they covered the entire page
- I refer you to your line above, where you use a query and a bang together.
- The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
Derived terms
* query language * subqueryVerb
citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
- He parted the channel saying "SHUTUP!"... so I queried him, asking if there was something I could do.. maybe talk...
- if you know someone who is in the channel, you can query them and ask for the key.
challenge
English
(wikipedia challenge)Noun
(en noun)Letters: Say it as simply as possible, passage=Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“
On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?}}
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool, passage=For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.}}
Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle, passage=Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.}}
Verb
(challeng)- By this I challenge him to single fight.
- I challenge any man to make any pretence to power by right of fatherhood.
- Challenge better terms.
- He complained of the emperorfrom them.