querymanipulation
nounUK /ˈkwɪəri məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən/
US /ˈkwɪri məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən/
Query manipulation is when someone changes a question or a search in a tricky way to get a different answer.
The website was caught doing query manipulation to hide bad results.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, changing the structure or terms of a database query to alter what data is returned.
The developer used query manipulation to join two tables and filter the rows.
3. The act of tweaking search terms to influence what a search engine shows.
Marketers sometimes practice query manipulation to make their pages appear for popular searches.
4. A security attack where an attacker alters a query to access or change data they should not see.
The login form was vulnerable to query manipulation, letting attackers bypass the password check.