connect time

American  

[kuh-nekt tahym] / kəˈnɛkt ˌtaɪm /

noun

Computers.

1. the amount of time that a computer is logged on to a remote computer or server, as through an internet service provider.

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Etymology

Origin of connect time

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The story of the grapes we turn into wine stretches back across the entirety of human history, so Franchi's first task for devising a graphic on their 200,000-year, continent-spanning evolution was to connect time and space on the page, he says.

From Scientific American

There is what is an allowable connect time, and there is what is reasonable, and these often are not the same.

From Seattle Times

Consumers generally won’t have access to the complete listing of all MCTs, but you can Google your flight and your airports and “connect time” and get a better idea.

From Seattle Times

On network services charging by a combination of volume and time, 80 percent of my costs are typically for volume, while 20 percent is for connect time.

From Project Gutenberg

Just calculate the cost per minute or second, and multiply by the estimated connect time.

From Project Gutenberg