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timeout

Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/

The English word “timeout” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
  2. The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

Etymology

From time + out.

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