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Noun
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wake lock
Etymology
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wake
+
lock
Noun
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wakelock
(
plural
wakelocks
)
(
programming
)
A
lock
that can be acquired by
software
for the purpose of preventing the
mobile device
from going into a locked
standby
state during a particular
operation
.
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