English Explanatory Dictionary

wait state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wait state.wav

Word forms

wait state wait states
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