idle period

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• idle time — noun A period or periods when a machine, eg a computer, is able to function properly but is not being used for productive work • • • Main Entry: ↑idle * * * idle time UK US noun [uncountable] business a period during which a piece of equipment or …   Useful english dictionary

• Idle animations — refer to animations within video games that occur when the player does not do any action (hence being idle). These sorts of animations are largely popular with action games, where players may rarely be idle and thus serve as easter eggs. One of… …   Wikipedia

• idle time — UK US noun [U] ► IT the period of time when a computer or other machine is not being used despite the fact that it is available to be used: »Idle time can sometimes be used to save additional power, with the help of hibernate or standby choices.… …   Financial and business terms

• idle vehicle time — The period during a scheduled tour when a vehicle is inactive …   Glossary of postal terms

• idle — i|dle1 [ aıdl ] adjective 1. ) machines or factories that are idle are not being used: The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable machinery is left to lie idle for long periods. a ) workers who are idle… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Idle Sons — Infobox musical artist Name = Idle Sons Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Burlington, Ontario Canada Genre = Rock Years active = 1994–2007 Label = EMI Canada Associated acts = URL = Current members =… …   Wikipedia

• Idle — Recorded in several spelling forms including Idel, Idle, Idill, and Idell, this interesting English and Scottish surname has a number of possible origins. The first and most likely is locational, from either the former village of Idle in the West …   Surnames reference

• idle transfer port — A port drilled into the carburetor body slightly above the idle port to allow extra fuel/air emulsion into the airstream during the transition period when the throttle plate is opening from its idle (closed) position to a larger (cruising)… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• idle transfer slot — A port drilled into the carburetor body slightly above the idle port to allow extra fuel/air emulsion into the airstream during the transition period when the throttle plate is opening from its idle (closed) position to a larger (cruising)… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• idle capacity ratio — The ratio, sometimes expressed as a percentage, of the production capacity idle during a specified period to the capacity as expressed in the budget. Capacity can be measured in machine hours or labour hours and idle capacity is measured in the… …   Accounting dictionary

• idle away — PHRASAL VERB If you idle away a period of time, you spend it doing very little. [V P n (not pron)] Residents were mowing their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise idling away a pleasant, sunny day... [V n P] He idled the time away in dreamy… …   English dictionary