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| time·out [ tm òwt ] |
noun (plural time·outs) |
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1. sports time during which game stops: in some games, a break taken to allow players to rest, receive medical treatment, confer, or be substituted
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2. comput lack of computer response: an interruption in the operation of a computer when a device such as a printer or disk drive does not respond to a command in a predetermined amount of time. A timeout usually results in a message to the user giving the option of retrying or canceling the command.
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request for break: used to ask for or suggest a break in a game or an activity
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