"query string" meaning in English

See query string in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: query strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} query string (plural query strings)
  1. (Internet) A sequence of data appended to a URL to supply input parameters in the form of name-value pairs. Wikipedia link: query string Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet

Inflected forms

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