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Response time
Meaning
Noun
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In Biology & Medicine:
The
period of time
between the
application
of a
stimulus
and the associated
response
from a cell or tissue
●
The time
taken for
a person (or human-controlled system) to
respond
to a request
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In Electronics:
The time
taken for
the
display
of an
instrument
to
move
to a new value
following
a
step
change
●
In Computing:
The
period of time
between a
request
for a service and the associated
response
;
typically
the
request
is
caused
by a
user
at a
terminal
hitting
the
return
key, and the
response
is
displayed
on a screen
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Synonyms
Reaction Time
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