(1) A request for information from a database based on specific conditions: for example, a request for a list of all customers in a customer table whose balances are greater than $1000.
(2) A component of certain SQL or XQuery statements that specifies a result set.
(3) In interactive systems, an operation at a workstation that elicits a response from the system.
(4) In a Tivoli environment, a combination of statements that are used to search the configuration repository for systems that meet certain criteria. The query object is created within a query library.
(5) A method for filtering and sorting requirements in views by limiting either the values of one or more attributes or traceability and specifying the order in which to display the filtered requirements. See also sorting.
(6) A reusable request for information about one or more model elements