holddown

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Synonyms: hold down, hold-down, hold own, oldtown, hold on, hoedown, held down, holds down, howl down, fold down, fold-down

Antonyms: hold down, hold-down, hold own, oldtown, hold on, hoedown, held down, holds down, howl down, fold down, fold-down

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Noun

1. That which holds something down.
2. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[clamp]]ing [[device]] that holds another structural element in place.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} A period during which a [[network]] [[router]] [[ignore]]s [[message]]s about a currently [[unreachable]] [[route]], giving it time to become [[reachable]] again.

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