# qry (0-qry.us)

Most people say "qry" as a quick way to write "query." They mean a question or a request for information. They might ask someone to "run a qry" when they want to look something up.

## What a model may hear
- database query language (SQL and data systems): generate SELECT, INSERT, or UPDATE statements; assume the user wants structured data retrieval
- query string parameter (web development and URLs): parse or construct URL parameters like ?qry=value; assume API interaction
- graph query or search (knowledge bases and semantic web): interpret as SPARQL or similar graph query; assume linked data exploration
- command-line query tool (system administration): expect a specific CLI syntax; assume shell execution

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: ""Do a qry for me""
  Means: Look up some information on a topic
  May be taken as: Write and execute a SQL statement against an assumed database schema
  Say instead: ""Search the web for information about...""
- Says: ""Save this qry""
  Means: Remember my question for later
  May be taken as: Store a database query object or prepared statement
  Say instead: ""Remember that I asked about this topic""
- Says: ""Run the qry again""
  Means: Repeat the same search or question
  May be taken as: Re-execute a cached database query with old parameters
  Say instead: ""Ask the same question again with updated information""

## Tips
- Spell out "query" if you do not want database code.
- Say "web search" or "look up" to avoid SQL assumptions.
- Specify the source you want queried: "search Wikipedia" or "check this file."
- Avoid "run" or "execute" with "qry" unless you mean database operations.
- If you want code, say which language: "write a Python query" or "SQL query."

## Often confused with
- query: the full spelling; models treat it more neutrally
- q: often a search parameter; more ambiguous
- ask: purely conversational; no technical execution implied
- search: web or document retrieval; less likely to trigger database code
- SQL: explicitly database; no ambiguity about intent
- request: general asking; less tied to data systems