Source: https://uptimeify.io/resources/platform-and-support/glossary/cooldown

# Cooldown / Debounce

> A cooldown (or debounce) is a minimum waiting period applied before an alert state changes, used to suppress rapid, repeated notifications.

By requiring a condition to persist for a short window before alerting, and before clearing, cooldowns smooth out flapping and prevent a single blip from paging everyone twice.