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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  response time
       n : the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to
           it [syn: reaction time, latency, latent period]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  response time
     n.
     1 (lb en biology medicine) The period of time between the application
  of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue
     2 The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond
  to a request
     3 (lb en electronics) The time taken for the display of an instrument
  to move to a new value following a step change
     4 (lb en computing) The period of time between a request for a
  service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by
  a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is
  displayed on a screen

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  response time
     n.
     1 (lb en biology medicine) The period of time between the application
  of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue
     2 The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond
  to a request
     3 (lb en electronics) The time taken for the display of an instrument
  to move to a new value following a step change
     4 (lb en computing) The period of time between a request for a
  service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by
  a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is
  displayed on a screen

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  response time
     n.
     1 (lb en biology medicine) The period of time between the application
  of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue
     2 The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond
  to a request
     3 (lb en electronics) The time taken for the display of an instrument
  to move to a new value following a step change
     4 (lb en computing) The period of time between a request for a
  service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by
  a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is
  displayed on a screen

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  response time
     n.
     1 (lb en biology medicine) The period of time between the application
  of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue
     2 The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond
  to a request
     3 (lb en electronics) The time taken for the display of an instrument
  to move to a new value following a step change
     4 (lb en computing) The period of time between a request for a
  service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by
  a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is
  displayed on a screen