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kalenxy t1_j9khl6c wrote

Reply to comment by wwarnout in Researchers discover mysterious source of 'heartbeat-like' radio bursts in a solar fare by AbbydonX

I've used "heartbeat" to describe a signal before that wasn't intended to mean sentient. Many of these space articles do publish very dramatic titles either way.

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Disastrous_Elk_6375 t1_j9nr09q wrote

In CS a "heartbeat" is a periodical signal that is sent to confirm that a process is still running.

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