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Time to Live

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A value in an Internet Protocol packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded.

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A value in an Internet Protocol packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded.