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Can anyone suggest a more user-friendly word for the term heartbeat, as
used in the following definition?
Heartbeat
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.
The term is presented in the context of statistic information that is
produced for desktop clients which connect to a Gateway server.
Thanks,
Warren Singer
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Warren Singer
Design and Documentation Department
VocalTec Communications Ltd.
Tel.: +972-9-9707765 (direct)
Fax: +972-9-9561867
Email: warren -at- vocaltec -dot- com
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