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21time off — UK US noun [U] HR ► a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else: take/have time off »One in five employees admits to taking time off because of… …
22time-out — Time interval hardware or software is allocated for an expected event; if the event does not occur (e.g., if a caller does not dial within a prescribed period of time or does not log on to a terminal within a determined period), the system… …
23time frame — UK US (also timeframe, time frame) noun [C, usually singular] ► a particular period of time in which something must be done: within a time frame »The company may not meet its targets within the time frame. »a 120 day/24 month/10 year time frame… …
24Time to live — (sometimes abbreviated TTL) is a limit on the period of time or number of iterations or transmissions in computer and computer network technology that a unit of data (e.g. a packet) can experience before it should be discarded.Time to live of IP… …
25time-sharing — ˈtime ˌsharing noun [uncountable] 1. COMPUTING a way for a computer to deal with more than one program at the same time, or for a telephone line to deal with more than one set of signals at the same time: • Connections are rapidly switched on a… …
26time-share — time sharing ˈtime ˌsharing noun [uncountable] 1. COMPUTING a way for a computer to deal with more than one program at the same time, or for a telephone line to deal with more than one set of signals at the same time: • Connections are rapidly… …
27time-frame — ˈtime frame noun [countable] the period of time during which you expect or agree that something will happen or be done: time frame for • The 60 day time frame for completion of the report seems reasonable. time frame on • Most on line shopping… …
28time lapse — ˈtime lag [time lag time lags] (also lag, ˈtime lapse) noun the period of time between two connected events …
29time out — n 1.) take time out (to do sth) informal to rest or do something different from your usual job or activities ▪ In between jobs, Liz always took time out to return to her first love travelling. 2.) [U and C] a short break during a sports match… …
30Time unit box system — (TUBS) is a simple system for notating events that happen over a period of time. This system is mostly used for notating rhythms in music. The notation consists of one or more rows of boxes; each box represents a fixed unit of time. Blank boxes… …
