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poll
v.,n. 1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an input line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular external event has been registered. 2. To repeatedly call or check with someone: I keep polling him, but he's not answering his phone; he must be swapped out. 3. To ask. Lunch? I poll for a takeout order daily.