German

Noun

Timeout m ‎(genitive Timeouts, no plural)

1. (communication) timeout

Declension

English

Noun

timeout ‎(plural timeouts)

1. (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
2. (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

   My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.

3. (sports) Alternative form of time-out

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

timeout m (plural timeouts)

1. (computing) timeout (termination of an incomplete task after a time limit)
2. (psychology) timeout (type of punishment)