This procedure is a mild form of punishment based on the withdrawal of reinforcement, which has been used effectively in education It consists of removing the child from the setting in which reinforcement is provided for some specified length of time Hence, the term "time out from reinforcement "
A predetermined period of time during which a given task must be completed If the time-out value is reached before or during task execution, the task is canceled You can configure a pcAnywhere host to disconnect from a remote computer after a certain amount of time has passed without activity
International Rules permit time-out only for injury or unforeseen problems High school and college rules permit each team 3 time-outs per game A team must be in possession of the ball to call a time-out After a goal, either team may call a time-out
A period of time after which some condition becomes true if some event has not occurred For example, a session that is terminated because its state has been inactive for a specified period of time is said to "time out" [WSIA Glossary]
International rules permit time-outs only for injury or unforeseen problems A team must be in possession of the ball to call a time-out After a goal, either team may call a time-out
A setting that automatically cancels an unanswered client request after a certain period of time
When time has already stopped, a team may request a thirty-second delay before restarting the action Each team is allowed one time out in a game, usually to discuss strategy or to halt the opposing team's momentum
Expiration of predefined time period, at which time some specified action occurs; in communications, time-outs are employed to avoid unnecessary delays & improve traffic flow; used for example, to specify maximum response times to polling & addressing before a procedure is automatically reinitiated
A time-out occurs when one network device expects to hear from another but does not receive the reply within a specified period of time After a time-out, the information is either retransmitted or the link between the two devices is broken