poke
= P =
polygon pusher
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."
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.