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time to live

time to live noun: a mechanism which limits the lifespan or lifetime of data in a computer or network.

Noun

time to live

  1. (Internet) A mechanism which limits the lifespan or lifetime of data in a computer or network.

Questions about time to live

What does time to live mean?
Time to live means a mechanism which limits the lifespan or lifetime of data in a computer or network.
What part of speech is time to live?
Time to live is a noun.

Words near time to live in the dictionary

  1. time thrust
  2. time thrusts
  3. time to come
  4. time to expiry
  5. time to kill
  6. time to live
  7. time to make the donuts
  8. time to market
  9. time to maturity
  10. time to progression
  11. time to time

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