timeout
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edittimeout (plural timeouts)
- (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
- (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
- My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
- (sports) Alternative form of time-out
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editThe allowed maximal time for a process to end normally
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The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit
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Portuguese
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edittimeout m (plural timeouts)
- (computing) timeout (termination of an incomplete task after a time limit)
- (psychology) timeout (type of punishment)
Swedish
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edittimeout c
- a timeout (in sports, or figuratively)
- begära timeout
- call timeout
- ta timeout
- take a timeout
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