  In the first part of this paper we analyze possible quantum computational
capacities due to quantum queries associated with equi-partitions of pure
orthogonal states. Special emphasis is given to the parity of product states
and to functional parity. The second part is dedicated to a critical review of
the relational encoding of multipartite states across (space-like separated)
space-time regions; a property often referred to as "quantum nonlocality."
