always-on

adjective

al·ways-on ˈȯl-wēz-ˈȯn

-ˈän,

-wəz-,

-(ˌ)wāz-,

also ˈȯ-

: always active, operating, or powered

an always-on Internet connection

When a power shortage occurs and electricity costs rise, the always-on devices scattered throughout … your facility consume increasingly expensive power.—

Gilbert Held

Examples of always-on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Again, these metrics are prominent claims for Intel, and with 14 hours of always-on productivity performance and almost 10 hours of Microsoft Teams calls, there are now high expectations for Lunar Lake powered laptop battery life. —

Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Apple says the new display is 40 percent brighter and that its always-on mode will now refresh once every second, up from once every minute on older devices. —

Alex Cranz, The Verge, 10 Sep. 2024 Take the newest Apple Watch, which can be viewed from oblique angles, with an always-on screen that accommodates a ticking seconds hand even when your hand is down. —

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024 The display updates once per second in always-on mode instead of once per minute. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for always-on

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