"A set of criteria applied to records to show a subset of the records or to sort the records." (Microsoft Corporation, "SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit", 1999)
"A set of criteria that controls the set of records returned as a result set. You can also use filters to define the sequence in which rows are returned." (Anthony Sequeira & Brian Alderman, "The SQL Server 2000 Book", 2003)
"A constraint on a search that sets the scope of results, such as a country or language. Pages that are not included by the filters for a query do not appear in the results." (Mike Moran & Bill Hunt , "Search Engine Marketing, Inc", 2005)
"A set of criteria that controls the set of records returned as a resultset. Filters can also define the sequence in which rows are returned." (Thomas Moore, "EXAM CRAM™ 2: Designing and Implementing Databases with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition", 2005)
"A saved set of selective criteria specifying a subset of data in a database." (DAMA International, "The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management", 2011)
"To hide certain records according to criteria you specify." (Faithe Wempen, "Computing Fundamentals: Introduction to Computers", 2015)
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