deadtime — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. The serving of a prison sentence.

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   • Slang
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life!