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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
copyrights:
- Copyright (C) 1988, 1998 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
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term: poll
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A mechanism used to determine if an event has occurred by periodically
checking for a particular status. Typical events include arrival of
data, completion of an action, and errors.
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