"beaconing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːkənɪŋ/ Forms: beaconings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} beaconing (countable and uncountable, plural beaconings)
  1. gerund of beacon
    (computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beaconing-en-noun-tb3wVVY5 Categories (other): Computing, Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Radio Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 50 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of Radio: 74 26 0 Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
  2. gerund of beacon
    (computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beaconing-en-noun-J30F2QyU Categories (other): Computing, Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 50 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 61 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 51 3 Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: LAN, token ring

Verb

IPA: /ˈbiːkənɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beaconing
  1. present participle and gerund of beacon Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beacon
    Sense id: en-beaconing-en-verb-700ITilv

Inflected forms

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