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deadtime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛdtaɪm/
• dĕdʹtīm

Etymology

From dead + time.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
2. (countable, uncountable) The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
3. (slang, uncountable) The serving of a prison sentence.
   • And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life! 1994, Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr, Steven E. de Souza, Beverly Hills Cop III, spoken by Steve Fulbright (Stephen McHattie):

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