watchdog timer

English

Noun

watchdog timer (plural watchdog timers)

  1. (computer hardware) An electronic or software timer used to detect and recover from computer malfunctions by generating a timeout signal if it is not periodically reset by the system.

See also

  • kick (noun, sense 5, the act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer)
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