"lookahead time" meaning in All languages combined

See lookahead time on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lookahead times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lookahead time (countable and uncountable, plural lookahead times)
  1. (physics, sciences) The elapsed time of a subject reaching a given point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Sciences
    Sense id: en-lookahead_time-en-noun-~NKnP~Qb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
  2. (computing, software) The amount of time from the point when an upcoming process is scheduled and resources are allocated for it, to the moment when it executes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Software
    Sense id: en-lookahead_time-en-noun-9LQOEb8a Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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