lookup
A short search to find information in a book, website, or computer system.
An act of searching for specific information in a reference source, database, or other information system.
Describes a part of a computer system that finds related data in another place by using a code or key.
Describes a field, function, table, or service that retrieves related data from another source by using a key or reference value.
- Base: lookup
- Plural: lookup, lookups
database lookup
1data retrieval from database
An operation that finds and returns data from a database by using a key, such as an ID or code.
- Each login triggers a database lookup of the user's credentials.
- We optimized the database lookup to speed up page loading.
- The report is built from a database lookup of all active accounts.
DNS lookup
1resolving domain names to IP addresses
An internet operation that asks a server for the IP address of a website name.
- The page load is slow because the DNS lookup is taking too long.
- You can use this tool to run a DNS lookup on any domain.
- A failed DNS lookup can stop your browser from finding the website.
do a lookup
1perform an information search
To search for information in a book, website, or computer system.
- Let me do a quick lookup before I answer your question.
- The support agent will do a lookup on your account number.
- The script does a lookup in the database every time you log in.
lookup table
1table mapping inputs to outputs
A table of data that quickly gives an answer when you give it a certain input value.
- We use a lookup table to convert country codes to full country names.
- The graphics engine stores color values in a lookup table.
- Creating a small lookup table made the program much faster.
perform a lookup
1carry out a search operation
To carry out a search for information, usually in a computer system or database.
- The application will perform a lookup to verify your email address.
- Our tool can perform a lookup on millions of records in seconds.
- Before saving the order, the system performs a lookup for duplicate entries.
quick lookup
1short search for information
A very short search to find some information.
- A quick lookup on my phone showed that the restaurant was closed.
- With this app, a quick lookup gives you the train times.
- He did a quick lookup of her name in the company directory.