deadtime

== English == === Alternative forms === dead time === Etymology === From dead +‎ time. === Pronunciation === enPR: dĕdʹtīm, IPA(key): /ˈdɛdtaɪm/ === Noun === deadtime (countable and uncountable, plural deadtimes) The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change. The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event. (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence. === Further reading === “dead time n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. === Anagrams === mediated