n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 : the act of reading
2 a : material read or for reading b : extent of material read
3 a : a particular version b : data indicated by an instrument
4 a : a particular interpretation of something (as a law) b : a particular performance of something (as a musical work)
5 : an indication of a certain state of affairs <a study to get some reading of shoppers' preferences>