pulsekeeping
/ˈpʌlsˌkiːpɪŋ/nounVerified NewThe continuous minor performance of aliveness required by workplace status systems — green dots, activity feeds, typing indicators.
The mouse jiggler is its crudest form; the timely emoji reaction is its most refined. Pulsekeeping is housekeeping for presence: low-effort, constant, and strictly necessary, since the system cannot tell an occupied mind from an idle cursor.
Etym. — pulse + keeping, on the model of housekeeping: maintaining a pulse the way one maintains a garden.
Rel. — clickcensus · thumbreceipt
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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