diff --git a/docs/reference/glossary.asciidoc b/docs/reference/glossary.asciidoc index 0ab5182c51d..7221a38cce7 100644 --- a/docs/reference/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/glossary.asciidoc @@ -139,13 +139,12 @@ See also <> [[glossary-query]] query :: -A query is the basic component of a search. A search can be defined by one or more queries -which can be mixed and matched in endless combinations. While <> are -queries that only determine if a document matches, those queries that also calculate how well -the document matches are known as "scoring queries". Those queries assign it a score, which is -later used to sort matched documents. Scoring queries take more resources than <> -and their query results are not cacheable. As a general rule, use query clauses for full-text -search or for any condition that requires scoring, and use filters for everything else. +A request for information from {es}. You can think of a query as a question, +written in a way {es} understands. A search consists of one or more queries +combined. ++ +There are two types of queries: _scoring queries_ and _filters_. For more +information about query types, see <>. [[glossary-recovery]] recovery :: The process of syncing a shard copy from a source shard. Upon completion, the recovery process makes the shard copy available for queries.