# time to live

> mechanism that limits the lifespan of data in a computer or network

**Wikidata**: [Q673213](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673213)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_live)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/time-to-live


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013