delay time

noun

The amount of time required for a signal to travel through a specific path or component in an integrated circuit.

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Meanings

noundelay time (countable and uncountable, plural delay times)

plural delay times

  1. countableuncountableThe amount of time required for a signal to travel through a specific path or component in an integrated circuit.
  2. countableuncountableThe elapsed time between the change of a component at the reference point and a system response of 10% of the final reading.
  3. countableuncountableThe time interval between a reference point on one waveform and a reference point on another waveform.
  4. countableuncountableThe time interval between a transition at an input and a resultant change at an output.
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