attack time

noun

The time between the instant that a signal at the input of a device or circuit exceeds the activation threshold of the device or circuit and the instant that the device or circuit reacts in a specified manner, or to a specified degree, to the input.

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Meanings

nounattack time (countable and uncountable, plural attack times)

plural attack times

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsThe time between the instant that a signal at the input of a device or circuit exceeds the activation threshold of the device or circuit and the instant that the device or circuit reacts in a specified manner, or to a specified degree, to the input.
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