English Explanatory Dictionary

deadtime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
  2. The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
  3. The serving of a prison sentence.

Pronunciation

dĕdʹtīm /ˈdɛdtaɪm/

Word forms

deadtime deadtimes dead time

Etymology

From dead + time.

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