turnaround time

Definitions

Computing

• noun the length of time it takes to switch data flow direction in a half duplex system
• noun the time taken to activate a program and produce the result which the user has asked for
• acronymTAT

Electronics

• The time necessary for a result to be obtained once all that is needed has been furnished. For example, the time that elapses between the entering of a database query and receiving the results.
• In a half-duplex circuit, the time a unit requires to switch from a receiving mode to a transmitting mode, and vice versa.
• The time required for a transceiver to switch from a receiving mode to a transmitting mode, and vice versa.

Information & Library Science

• noun the time taken to complete a job from beginning to end

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Contexts for “turnaround time”

7 definitions in context
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science