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polling

polling

33 5.1
Repeated checking by a computer to see if a sensor or input needs attention
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The device uses polling to regularly assess whether user input is required from the connected peripheral.

Examples

  • OK, launch polling, make your best guess.

  • Let's bring back that polling data for a second, John.

  • Many teachers have begun to use online polling or survey tools in their classrooms.

    Blog text (1)

  • Speed of polling is limited primarily by the internal modem in the RTU.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Leased lines are used because they provide faster data polling (15 seconds) than would be permitted by dial-up modems.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The system features report by exception, control actions based on inputs, polling, voice-page alarming, and an optional Modbus software interface.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The polling system continuously checks the sensor to determine if it needs to trigger an alarm.

  • In our project, we implemented polling to monitor the status of the temperature sensors in real time.

Compounds

polling place
  • US
44 2.4

A place where people go to vote in an election

polling station
  • UK
23 2.4

A place where people go to vote in an election

polling booth
  • UK
4 3.4

A small private space where people mark their ballots when voting

polling day
  • UK
1 2.5

A day when people go to vote in an election

How Automatic

push
  • Specialized
31 4.2
subscription
  • Texting
68 2.9
polling
  • Specialized
33 5.1
request
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

polling singular
pollings plural

Morphology

polling = poll (semi-transparent) = poll + ing

Formed regularly from the verb 'poll' with '-ing', but the computing sense is a specialized technical extension that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Polling comes from poll, which once meant 'head' and then 'counting heads' to record answers, so it grew to mean 'asking' or 'checking'. In computing, polling is that same idea: it is 'asking' a device or sensor again and again to see if it has new information.