Usually means: Constantly active, never turning off.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word always-on:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. always-on: Merriam-Webster
  2. always-on, always-on: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Always-On, Always-on, always-on: Wordnik
  4. always-on: Wiktionary
  5. always-on: Dictionary.com
  6. always-on: Merriam-Webster

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. always-on: Netlingo

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▸ adjective:  (computing) continuously connected to the Internet e.g. by broadband

Similar:
online, internetted, wired, internetty, webbed, netwide, multinetworked, tethered, hyperconnected, superconnected, more...

Phrases:
Always-on DRM, more...

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Similar:
online, internetted, wired, internetty, webbed, netwide, multinetworked, tethered, hyperconnected, superconnected, more...

Phrases:
Always-on DRM, more...



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