Poll

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The Jargon File

Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
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poll
Usage: v. n.
Derivation: Techspeak


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."
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Sources

Source: poll, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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