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Retained message

An MQTT broker feature that stores the latest retained message for a topic and sends it immediately to new subscribers.

Retained message

An MQTT broker feature that stores the latest retained message for a topic and sends it immediately to new subscribers.

Smart-city relevance: Useful for current state, configuration, or last-known value; less suitable as a complete historical record.

Related: MQTT broker

Messaging, MQTT, and Publish/Subscribe Protocols · Source page 25

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