Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The time interval between the instant of the occurrence of a specified input condition to a system and the instant of completion of a specified operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The time interval between the instant a request for service is received from a user and the instant of final release of all facilities by the user or either of two users.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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noun
In conference calls, the time interval between the instant a request for service is received from one of a group of concurrent users and the instant all but one of the users have released all facilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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History
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Across languages
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