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dead time [′ded ‚tīm] (control systems) The time interval between a change in the input signal to a process control system and the response to the signal. (engineering) The time interval, after a response to one signal or event, during which a system is unable to respond to another. Also known as insensitive time. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It was the dead time of the night, and all was quiet. But then it was such a dead time of year, no wild-fowl, no game, and the Lady Frasers were not in the country. |
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