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lookup

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫʊkəp// lookup

n. the act of searching for information in a book, a database, or a list. You do this when you need to find a specific fact or name.

n. the process of searching for information in a database, list, or reference work. Often used in technical contexts to describe the retrieval of data based on a specific key.


SIMPLE

I did a quick lookup in the phone book.

CONTEXTUAL

The software performs a lookup in the database to verify if the customer's account is active.

COMPLEX

A successful lookup requires the system to efficiently traverse the index to locate the exact record without scanning the entire dataset.

Synonyms
Origin

Deverbal from look up.

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