holddown

See also: hold down and hold-down

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from hold down.

Noun

holddown (plural holddowns)

  1. That which holds something down.
  2. (engineering) A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.
    Coordinate terms: holdback, tiedown
  3. (computing) A period during which a network router ignores messages about a currently unreachable route, giving it time to become reachable again.

References

  • “holddown”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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