operating time
Active service span
Operating time is the duration during which a machine, system, or process is actively running and performing its intended function.
It typically excludes downtime, maintenance periods, and idle states.
In medical contexts, operating time refers specifically to the length of a surgical procedure: The operating time for the appendectomy was just under an hour.
Continuous operational period
- runtimeProgram execution duration
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- duty cycleOn-time versus total time
- service hoursTime given to community
Scheduled time for commerce
- service hoursTime given to community
- billable hoursWork hours invoiced to clients
- labor hoursTime spent working
- work hoursScheduled employment period
opening hours · trading hours · scheduling · capacity utilization
uptime
Continuous operational period
- runtimeProgram execution duration
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- duty cycleOn-time versus total time
business hours
Scheduled time for commerce
- service hoursTime given to community
- billable hoursWork hours invoiced to clients
- labor hoursTime spent working
work hours · opening hours · trading hours · scheduling · capacity utilization
latency
Delay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
operating timedowntime
Period of non-operation
idle time · off time · standby time · sleep mode · outage
operating timeidle time
break time · leisure time · dead time · slack time · wait time
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