A keepalive is a message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent the link from being broken.

Keepalive or keep-alive may also refer to:

  • HTTP keep-alive, using a single TCP connection to send and receive multiple HTTP requests/responses
  • Keep-alive electrode, of a krytron
  • Keepalive, a sculpture in Germany by Aram Bartholl
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