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cycle time

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cycle time
The time interval between the start of one cycle and the start of the next cycle.
cycle time [′sī·kəl ‚tīm]
(computer science)
The shortest time elapsed between one store (or fetch) and the next store (or fetch) in the same memory unit. Also known as memory cycle.
(petroleum engineering)
In a drilling operation, the time needed for the pump to move the drilling fluid in a bore hole.
(science and technology)
The time required to carry out a sequence of activities repeated in each performance of an operation.


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