poll

   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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