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dead + time
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deadtime (countable and uncountable, plural deadtimes)
- The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
- The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
- (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
1994, Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr, Steven E. de Souza, Beverly Hills Cop III, spoken by Steve Fulbright (Stephen McHattie):And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life!
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