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always-on

always-on adjective: continuously connected to the Internet e.g. by broadband.

Adjective

always-on (not comparable)

  1. continuously connected to the Internet e.g. by broadband

Questions about always-on

What does always-on mean?
Always-on means continuously connected to the Internet e.g. by broadband.
What part of speech is always-on?
Always-on is an adjective.

Words near always-on in the dictionary

  1. always
  2. always a bridesmaid, never a bride
  3. always already
  4. always the bridesmaid, never the bride
  5. always was, always will be
  6. always-on
  7. alwaysness
  8. alwayz
  9. alwhite
  10. Alwin
  11. alwise

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