processor time

processor time

(software)The amount of time a process takes to run, giventhat it has exclusive and uninterrupted use of the CPU.Note that in a modern computer, this would be very unusual,and so the processor time calculation for most processesinvolves adding up all the small amounts of time the CPUactually spends on the process.

Some systems break processor time down into user time andsystem time.

Compare wall clock time.