timeout
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
timeout (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
Translations[edit]
The 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
timeout m (plural timeouts)
- (computing) timeout (termination of an incomplete task after a time limit)
- (psychology) timeout (type of punishment)