单词 | standby time |
释义 | > as lemmasstandby time standby time n. time spent on standby (in various senses); spec. the maximum time for which a mobile phone with a fully charged battery can remain in standby mode if calls are neither received nor made (cf. call time n. 2b(b)). ΚΠ 1908 H. H. Evans in M. J. Foreman et al. Electrification Railway Terminals 230 Owing to better acceleration and more flexible control, together with ability to dispense with a good deal of the standby time and dead movement, an electric locomotive will be capable of giving a greater mileage per day. 1937 H. M. Wriston Nature of Liberal College v. 71 In most laboratory work there is frequent stand-by time which may be employed in reading if books are immediately available. 1984 Computer Decisions (Nexis) Mar. 132 A typical UPS [= uninterruptible power supply] designed to provide maximum standby time used to have huge banks of batteries. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 20 Feb. v. 1 Leaving the phone on while awaiting a call reduces available talk time at a rate of about one minute for every five of stand-by time. 2010 @AvaniCimcon 23 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 2 Oct. 2018) The phone features a 624MHz processor and a battery life of up to 5 hours of talktime or 336 hours of standby time. < as lemmas |
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