timeout

== English == === Alternative forms === time out === Etymology === From time +‎ out. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ Hyphenation: time‧out === Noun === timeout (plural timeouts) (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally. (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally. (sports) Alternative form of time-out. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Noun === timeout m (plural timeouts) (computing) timeout (termination of an incomplete task after a time limit) (psychology) timeout (type of punishment) == Swedish == === Alternative forms === time-out === Noun === timeout c a timeout (in sports, or figuratively) ==== Declension ==== === References === “timeout”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “timeout”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “timeout”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)