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keepalive

noun

Etymology

From keep + alive.

  1. inherited from on līfe — “alive”
  2. inherited from alive
  3. compounded as keepalive — “keep + alive”

Definitions

  1. A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is…

    A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent this link from being broken due to inactivity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA