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response time

The time it takes for the computer to comply with a user's request, such as looking up a customer record. See real-time system.

response time [ri′späns ‚tīm]

(computer science)

The delay experienced in time sharing between request and answer, a delay which increases when the number of users on the system increases.

(control systems)

The time required for the output of a control system or element to reach a specified fraction of its new value after application of a step input or disturbance.

(electricity)

The time it takes for the pointer of an electrical or electronic instrument to come to rest at a new value, after the quantity it measures has been abruptly changed.

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