"running time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: running times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} running time (countable and uncountable, plural running times)
  1. The duration of a film or other recorded work. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (duration of recorded work): futási idő (Hungarian), 러닝타임 (reoningtaim) (Korean), czas trwania programu telewizyjnego [masculine] (Polish), duração [masculine] (Portuguese), speltid (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-running_time-en-noun-f83wiBBY Disambiguation of 'duration of recorded work': 96 4
  2. (computer science) Of an algorithm, the length of time required for it to run as a function, depending on the number of operations executed. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: total running time
    Sense id: en-running_time-en-noun-3t8ENUB3 Categories (other): Computer science, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 91 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Inflected forms

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