English Explanatory Dictionary

keepalive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

keepalive keepalives

Etymology

From keep + alive.

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