noun
- instances of searching for information in a reference source such as a dictionary, database, or table
Usage: computing; plural of lookup
Examples
- The database performed thousands of lookups per second.
- Dictionary lookups help students learn new vocabulary.
- The system cached frequent lookups to improve performance.
- She did several lookups to verify the spelling.
- Phone number lookups are available through the directory.
- The application logs all user lookups for analysis.