"lookup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lookups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from look up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|look up}} Deverbal from look up Head templates: {{en-noun}} lookup (plural lookups)
  1. An attempt to retrieve data.
    Sense id: en-lookup-en-noun-mC24BjZ~
  2. The process of locating a term in a reference work.
    Sense id: en-lookup-en-noun-1VCkV7by Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 14 63 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 79 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 76 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: look-up Derived forms: lookup table Related terms: look up

Verb [English]

Etymology: Deverbal from look up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|look up}} Deverbal from look up Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} lookup
  1. Misspelling of look up. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: look up
    Sense id: en-lookup-en-verb-Y9Wu0S8U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: look-up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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