response time
time it takes for one to respond to a sudden stimulus; period of time between sending a command instruction to a computer and the output of results
Response time
Response time (technology)
response time
Noun
1. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
(synonym) reaction time, latency, latent period
(hypernym) time interval, interval
response time
The
time a
system or
functional unit takes to react to a given
input. (
188 ) Note: For example, in
data processing, the
response time perceived by the
end user is the interval between (a) the instant at which an operator at a
terminal enters a request for a response from a
computer and (b) the instant at which the first
character of the response is received at a terminal. In a data system, the system response time is the interval between the receipt of the end of
transmission of an inquiry
message and the beginning of the transmission of a response message to the station originating the inquiry.
Response Time
the time taken by a firm to answer a customer inquiry about the status of an order.
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