"timeout" meaning in English

See timeout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-timeout.wav Forms: timeouts [plural]
Etymology: From time + out. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|out}} time + out Head templates: {{en-noun}} timeout (plural timeouts)
  1. (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally. Categories (topical): Communication Translations (The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally): aikakatkaisuaika (Finnish), Timeout [masculine] (German), Zeitbeschränkung [feminine] (German), süre sınırlaması (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-timeout-en-noun-XIIbjaQP Topics: communication, communications Disambiguation of 'The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally': 84 14 1
  2. (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally. Categories (topical): Communication Translations (The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit): прекъсване (prekǎsvane) (Bulgarian), ajakatkestus (Estonian), aikakatkaisu (Finnish), Timeout [masculine] (German), Zeitüberschreitung [feminine] (German), időtúllépés (Hungarian), estouro [masculine] (Portuguese), timeout [masculine] (Portuguese), süre aşımı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-timeout-en-noun-Dd2MYSLl Topics: communication, communications Disambiguation of 'The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit': 10 87 3
  3. (sports) Alternative form of time-out Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: time-out Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-timeout-en-noun-338h9-zb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 29 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 22 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 10 51 23 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 9 47 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 29 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 24 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 22 59 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time out Derived forms: TV timeout

Inflected forms

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