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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