An expression often used by men online who want to know the name of a certain video or person so they can store it in their spank bank.

It's synonymous with saying, "so I can fap to this later on."
Can anyone tell me the name of that girl in the video with the big boobs? For research purposes, of course.
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To save a picture, video, etc. so that you may go back and jack off to it
Billy saved the nude of Jill for research purposes.
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When a man/woman asks about the name of someone, most likely women, or the name of something, so they can look it up and check them or it out.
Person One: I just found this picture of some hot girl, check it out.
Person Two: Can you send me that pic via e-mail for research purposes?
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