What is the difference between "a query" and " a request"? [closed]
We often see both terms, query and request in multiple notions in computer science.
While the meaning of request is simple to a non-english native speaker, I don't seem to be able to find an analogy to query in Russian language (my native one), to deeply feel the difference between the meanings of two words.
A QUERY is an inquiry.
They are both requests but the difference is that the QUERY is a precise request. In informatics, if you need information about something you need to send a specific request with precise information.
"I queried information about user account Maxim Pavlov" = "I need to know about this website users. In particular, I need to know if there is any Maxim Pavlov registered on this site"