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peek
peek / pēk/ • v. [intr.] look quickly, typically in a furtive manner: faces peeked from behind the curtains. ∎ fig. protrude slightly so as to be just visible: his socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through. • n. 1. a quick and typically furtive look: a peek through the window showed that the taxi had arrived. 2. (usu. PEEK) Comput. a statement or function in BASIC for reading the contents of a specified memory location. Compare with poke1 (sense 3). |
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"peek." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "peek." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-peek.html "peek." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-peek.html |
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peek To examine the contents of an absolute memory location from a high-level language, usually by means of a function of this name whose argument is the address in question. Compare poke.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "peek." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "peek." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-peek.html JOHN DAINTITH. "peek." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-peek.html |
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peek peer, peep. XVI. Early mod. pe(e)ke, preceded by rare ME. pike; parallel to kike, keek (XIV, now Sc. and dial.), which has LG. cogns.
Also peek-bo! (XVI), superseded by peep-bo! |
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T. F. HOAD. "peek." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "peek." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-peek.html T. F. HOAD. "peek." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-peek.html |
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•stickybeak • grosbeak • houseleek
•forepeak • technospeak • newspeak
•doublespeak • hairstreak • tugrik
•fenugreek • Realpolitik • Ostpolitik
•pipsqueak • workweek
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"peek." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "peek." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-peek.html "peek." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-peek.html |
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