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noun

downtime.
Electronics. an interval during which an actuating signal produces no response.

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RELATED WORDS

downtime, limbo

Nearby words

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  2. dead spindle,
  3. dead spot,
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  5. dead storage,
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  7. dead to rights,
  8. dead to the world,
  9. dead water,
  10. dead weight

Origin of dead time

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for dead time

dead time

noun

electronics the interval of time immediately following a stimulus, during which an electrical device, component, etc, is insensitive to a further stimulus
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