A period of time after which an error condition is raised if
some event has not occured. A common example is sending a
message. If the receiver does not acknowledge the message
within some preset timeout period, a transmission error is
assumed to have occured.
(1995-11-09)
Nearby terms:
time division multiple access « time division multiplexing « Time Domain Reflectometer « timeout » time quantum » time-sharing » Time Sharing Option
