long polling

noun

A technology where the client requests information from the server without expecting an immediate response.

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Meanings

nounlong polling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA technology where the client requests information from the server without expecting an immediate response.
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APA

long polling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20polling

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“long polling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20polling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long polling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20polling.

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