holddown

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noun holddowns · hold-down

That which holds something down.
A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.
A period during which a network router ignores messages about a currently unreachable route, giving it time to become reachable again.

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@misc{holddown_2026,
  title = {holddown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holddown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}