PROBE

Probe

Probe Profiles was a Philippine public affairs program being aired on ABS-CBN and on its sister cable channel, the ANC. It is hosted by Cheche Lazaro and is produced by Probe Productions Inc., under a joint co-production agreement with ABS-CBN.

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P.R.O.B.E.

P.R.O.B.E. is a series of four videos written by Mark Gatiss and produced by BBV Productions. It predates Torchwood as the first ongoing spin-off of the Doctor Who universe.

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probe

Noun

  1. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
  2. Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
  3. An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
  4. An investigation or inquiry.
    They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
  5. A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
  6. A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
    Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
  7. A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
  8. a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy

Verb

  1. To explore, investigate, or question
    If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
  2. To insert a probe into.


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