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Word: heartbeat (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A driving impulse or vital force.
  • A very short space of time; an instant.
  • computing A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.
  • One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
  • The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator

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