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wait state
A processing cycle of the microprocessor during which it only waits for data from an input/output device or from memory. While a single wait state is not humanly perceptible, the cumulative effect of wait states is to slow system performance.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Computer
- Category: Operating systems
- Company: Microsoft
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