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- noun The
time interval between theinstant of theoccurrence of a specifiedinput condition to asystem and the instant ofcompletion of a specifiedoperation . - noun In
communications ,computer , andinformation processing systems, the time interval between the instant a request for service is received from auser and the instant of final release of allfacilities by the user or either of two users. - noun In communications systems
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.
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