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/ˈdɛdtaɪm/ · noun
The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change..
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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Dead time means The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change..
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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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