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Heartbeat
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Medical Dictionary
heartbeat heart·beat (härt'bēt')
n.
A single complete pulsation of the heart.
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heartbeat
n.1. The signal emitted by a Level 2 Ethernet transceiver at the end of every packet to show that the collision-detection circuit is still connected.
2. A periodic synchronization signal used by software or hardware, such as a bus clock or a periodic interrupt.
3. The `natural' oscillation frequency of a computer's clock crystal, before frequency division down to the machine's clock rate.
4. A signal emitted at regular intervals by software to demonstrate that it is still alive. Sometimes hardware is designed to reboot the machine if it stops hearing a heartbeat. See also breath-of-life packet.
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heartbeat definition
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2. A periodic synchronisation signal used by software or hardware, such as a bus clock or a periodic interrupt.
3. The "natural" oscillation frequency of a computer's clock crystal, before frequency division down to the machine's clock rate.
4. A signal emitted at regular intervals by software to demonstrate that it is still alive. Sometimes hardware is designed to reboot the machine if it stops hearing a heartbeat. See also breath-of-life packet, watchdog.
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(1996-03-12)
Example sentences
All living things depend on the heartbeat of seasonal change.
It can even see your heartbeat racing while you crouch behind the door.
The health care provider may hear a fast heartbeat while listening to your heart with a stethoscope.
In a heartbeat, hundreds of stories full of fevered theorizing gushed forth in the press.
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