deadtime

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deadtime

/ˈdɛdtaɪm/

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From dead + time.

noun deadtimes · dead time

countable, uncountable The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
countable, uncountable The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
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!

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@misc{deadtime_2026,
  title = {deadtime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deadtime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}