"response time" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: response times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} response time (plural response times)
  1. (biology, medicine) The period of time between the application of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue. Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-response_time-en-noun-pyLArTDt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 13 15 36 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond to a request.
    Sense id: en-response_time-en-noun-DpvUrDG~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 13 15 36
  3. (electronics) The time taken for the display of an instrument to move to a new value following a step change. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-response_time-en-noun-IRrOxbKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 13 15 36 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (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. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (time between request and computer service response): vasteaika (Finnish), tempo de resposta [masculine] (Portuguese) Translations (time between request and human response): vastausaika (Finnish), tempo de resposta [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-response_time-en-noun-HOdXdJZe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 13 15 36 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'time between request and computer service response': 25 23 17 35 Disambiguation of 'time between request and human response': 26 23 17 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fractal response time Translations (time between step change and instrument display update): vasteaika (Finnish), tempo de resposta [masculine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'time between step change and instrument display update': 26 15 33 26

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