(electronics, communication) A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent this link from being broken due to inactivity.

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep

(nautical) A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.

Alternative form of wicketkeeper

plural of keeper

Whoever finds something is allowed to keep it.

plural of keepalive

A person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light together with its optics and mechanisms.

plural of keepnet

plural of keepsake