We found 2 definitions of time interval from 2 different sources.
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time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants | ||
interval | ||
quantity, amount, measure an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition" | ||
access time (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead" | ||
distance, space the property created by the space between two objects or points | ||
intercalation, embolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) | ||
seek time (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track | ||
time constant the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms | ||
time slot, slot a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" | ||
lunitidal interval interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian | ||
absence failure to be present | ||
intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
interlude a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | ||
interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" | ||
latent period the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms | ||
reaction time, response time, latent period, latency the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it | ||
eternity a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife | ||
rhythm, cycle, round recurring at regular intervals | ||
lead time the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced" | ||
period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" | ||
float something that floats on the surface of water | ||
rotational latency, latency (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head |