### Question
What does query mean?


### Answer
**Query** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 1881a*:

> the use of one or more terms to retrieve the unminimized contents or noncontents located in electronic and data storage systems of communications of or concerning United States persons obtained through acquisitions authorized under subsection (a)

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 1881a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 36-FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE > SUBCHAPTER VI-ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES REGARDING CERTAIN PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES**

