poller

noun — 5 senses

poller

noun

Etymology From poll + -er.

1

one who polls or lops trees

2

one who cuts hair; a barber

3

one who votes

4

one who registers voters or conducts a poll

5

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences a task or process that periodically checks for a condition being satisfied, such as the availability of new data

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