RESPONSETIME

Response time

In technology, response time is the time a system or functional unit takes to react to a given input.

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response time

Noun

  1. The period of time between the application of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue
  2. The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond to a request
  3. The time taken for the display of an instrument to move to a new value following a step change
  4. The period of time between a request for a service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is displayed on a screen


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