acquisition time (English, noun)
expansion: acquisition time (countable and uncountable, plural acquisition times)
Senses:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The amount of time required to acquire and convert a signal into a data record.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: The amount of time required for a GPS receiver to acquire a satellite signal in order to determine the initial position.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The time taken to sample data in order to obtain an image or measurement to a specified resolution.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The time needed to synchronize with an electronic signal.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The time needed to complete a procurement.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: acquisition times
tags: plural