"wall time" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ellipsis of wall-clock time. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|wall-clock time}} Ellipsis of wall-clock time Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wall time (uncountable)
  1. (computing) The actual time of day, as would be seen on a wall clock; contrasted with the (possibly inaccurate) time according to a computer system. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-wall_time-en-noun-fbJIeM6H Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) The actual amount of time taken from the start to the end of an operation, as opposed to CPU time, which only includes the periods of time during which the CPU was processing instructions. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: clock time, elapsed real time, real-world time, wall-clock time
    Sense id: en-wall_time-en-noun-KhZUDU7e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: CPU time, user time
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