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.—
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Members can also play always-on Extras interactive challenges to unlock points and badges.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
That weeklong battery life puts the Air well ahead of Fitbit’s last tracker, the Charge 6, which only lasted three days in our testing with the always-on display enabled.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
The military recently chose the base in Aurora as the potential host of a nuclear microreactor to produce always-on electric power for the facility, home to Space Base Delta 2 and the Mission Delta 4 missile-warning system.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Yet as CEOs search for ways to control their own narrative in an era of always-on social media and pressure from artificial intelligence, the once‑stodgy earnings call is morphing into a new kind of corporate performance designed to be watched, clipped, and shared.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
That weeklong battery life puts the Air well ahead of Fitbit’s last tracker, the Charge 6, which only lasted three days in our testing with the always-on display enabled.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
The military recently chose the base in Aurora as the potential host of a nuclear microreactor to produce always-on electric power for the facility, home to Space Base Delta 2 and the Mission Delta 4 missile-warning system.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Yet as CEOs search for ways to control their own narrative in an era of always-on social media and pressure from artificial intelligence, the once‑stodgy earnings call is morphing into a new kind of corporate performance designed to be watched, clipped, and shared.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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“Always-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/always-on. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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