codequery
nounUK /ˈkəʊdˌkwɪəri/
US /ˈkoʊdˌkwɪri/
A codequery is a question you ask a computer to find something in code.
She typed a codequery to find all the bugs in her program.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A tool that searches through computer code for specific words or patterns.
The developer used a codequery tool to locate every function name.
3. A command sent to a system to retrieve information about source code.
His codequery returned a list of all files that mention the word 'login'.
4. A question in a programming language used to filter or select data.
The codequery pulled only the records created last week.