webpolling
nounUK /ˈwɛbˌpəʊlɪŋ/
US /ˈwɛbˌpoʊlɪŋ/
Asking many people a question on the internet to find out what most of them think.
The school used webpolling to let students vote for the new mascot.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of repeatedly checking a website for updates.
Constant webpolling slowed down the server.
3. A technique where a computer program regularly asks a web service for new data.
The app uses webpolling to refresh the news feed every minute.
4. Gathering quick opinions from website visitors through a small pop-up question.
Their webpolling widget asks readers to rate each article.