lookup
nounUK /ˈlʊk.ʌp/
US /ˈlʊk.ʌp/
A lookup is when you try to find a piece of information.
I did a quick lookup of the word in my dictionary.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of checking a list or table to find a value.
The phone lookup gave us the number we needed.
3. A brief visit to see someone.
She paid a short lookup to her grandmother.
4. In computing, a process of finding data in a table.
The program uses a lookup table to match codes.