timeout

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See also time-out, and time out

English

Etymology

time +‎ out

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tɑemaʊt]
• Hyphenation: time‧out

Noun

timeout (plural timeouts)

1. (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.

Translations

the intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit

• Estonian: ajakatkestus (et)
• Finnish: aikakatkaisu
• German: Timeout (de) m

• Portuguese: estouro de tempo (pt)
• Turkish: zaman bitimi (tr)