lookup

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lookup

/ˈlʊkˌʌp/

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noun lookups · look-up

An attempt to retrieve data. My database lookup failed because I misspelled the word.
The process of locating a term in a reference work. For some terms there is no Index entry that approaches the current spelling, making look-up difficult.

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MLA

"lookup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lookup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lookup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lookup

Chicago

"lookup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lookup.

BibTeX

@misc{lookup_2026,
  title = {lookup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lookup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}