Associations to the word «Timeout»

Wiktionary

TIMEOUT, noun. (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
TIMEOUT, noun. (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

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