operate time

operate time

[′äp·ə‚rāt ‚tīm]

(computer science)

The phase of computer operation when an instruction is being carried out.

(electricity)

Total elapsed time from application of energizing current to a relay coil to the time the contacts have opened or closed.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.