noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Formal request for information, verification, or referral to a specialist. Common in business, official, and medical contexts.
取引先に在庫状況を照会した。
We inquired with the business partner about the stock status.
専門医への照会が必要です。
A referral to a specialist is necessary.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
database query
Technical computing term for retrieving data from a database. Often used with データベース or SQL.
See also: クエリ
データベースに照会を実行して結果を得た。
We executed a query against the database and obtained the results.