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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
gerund of beacon
A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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noun
gerund of beacon
In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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verb
present participle and gerund of beacon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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