delta time

noun

The actual time between two events occurring in a system, used to adjust a process (such as the frame rate of graphics, or the transmission of data over a network) so that it is not biased by the internal speed of execution.

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Meanings

noundelta time (countable and uncountable, plural delta times)

plural delta times

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe actual time between two events occurring in a system, used to adjust a process (such as the frame rate of graphics, or the transmission of data over a network) so that it is not biased by the internal speed of execution.
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APA

delta time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delta%20time

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delta time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delta%20time.

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