response time
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response time
noun response times
- The period of time between the application of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue. Professor G. Fano (Florence), after accurately determining the "latent period," or "response time," following faradic stimulation of a given motor area
- The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond to a request. the average response time on a call was 3.1 minutes
- The time taken for the display of an instrument to move to a new value following a step change.
- The period of time between a request for a service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is displayed on a screen.
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noun time between step change and instrument display update
| Español | tiempo responsivo |
|---|---|
| Português | tempo de resposta |
noun time between stimulus and cell or tissue response
| Español | tiempo responsivo |
|---|
noun time between request and human response
| Español | tiempo responsivo |
|---|---|
| Português | tempo de resposta |
noun time between request and computer service response
| Español | tiempo responsivo |
|---|---|
| Português | tempo de resposta |
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@misc{response_time_2026,
title = {response time},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/response%20time},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
