Timeout Definition

tīmout
noun
Any time taken for rest or not counted toward a work record, score, etc.
Webster's New World
A brief suspension of play, as to allow a team to make substitutions or discuss strategy.
Webster's New World
A disciplinary technique in which a child who misbehaves is sent to be alone for a few minutes so as to calm down before returning to work or play.
Webster's New World
(communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
Wiktionary

(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.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Timeout

Noun

Singular:
timeout
Plural:
timeouts

Origin of Timeout

Timeout Sentence Examples

  • Creates a new session settings object with the specified timeout.

  • The default timeout interval for these requests is 15 seconds.

  • Your input on these would be welcome 1. Old connection timeout.

  • The selection timeout is the time within which the two communicating applications must respond to one another.

  • The older the data the worse the position, hence many receivers have a short timeout for such data.

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Words Starting With

TTITIM

Words Ending With

TUTOUT

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