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See also:
hold down
and
hold-down
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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
English
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Alternative forms
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hold-down
Etymology
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Deverbal
from
hold down
.
Noun
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holddown
(
plural
holddowns
)
(
engineering
)
A
clamping
device
that holds another structural element in place.
Coordinate terms:
holdback
,
tiedown
(
computing
)
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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English deverbals
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
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