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Delay

Updated: 10/02/2017 by Computer Hope

To hold off or postpone an action or process. For example, a script or program may be set up to delay performing any instructions until one minute has passed.

Related information

  • How to execute commands in a batch file in timed intervals.
  • Use the sleep command to delay in Linux.

Latency, Propagation delay, Rotational delay, Sleep, Software terms, Wait

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