Heartbeat
[hahrt-beet] /ˈhɑrtˌbit/
noun, Physiology.
1.
a pulsation of the , including one complete systole and diastole.
/ˈhɑːtˌbiːt/
noun
1.
one complete pulsation of the heart See diastole, systole
n.
1850, from heart + beat (n.). From the beginning used as a figure for “a very brief time.”
heartbeat heart·beat (härt’bēt’)
n.
A single complete pulsation of the heart.
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 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.
[Jargon File]
(1996-03-12)
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