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Many posts refer INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE / MERGE operation(s) as "query"(s)
A query is an operation that *retrieves* data. A SELECT statement is a query.
http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/SQLRF/queries001.htm#SQLRF52327
Hemant K Chitale