response time
Definition 1
Computer system: (1) When applied to a complete system, the interval between a user-command and the receipt of an action, result, or feedback from the system. It is expressed as the sum of (a) transmission time of the command to the computer, (b) processing time at the CPU, (c) access time to obtain required data from a storage device, and (d) transmission time of the result back to the user. Also called time to user. (2) When applied to a system component (such as a hard drive), the time taken to react to a system request or a given input.
Definition 2
Internet: Time taken by a website server to respond to a user's or visitor's request.
response time is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Internet & World Wide Web subjects.
response time appears in the definitions of the following terms:
continuous improvement program,
customer focused performance,
quick response,
guerilla marketing,
flat organization,
packet internet gopher (PING),
time to user,
business process reengineering (BPR),
denial of service (DOS) attack,
batch processing
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