up time

up·time

[uhp-tahym]
noun
1.
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
2.
the time during which an employee is actually working.
Compare downtime.


Origin:
1955–60; up (in sense “operating”) + time

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uptime (ˈʌpˌtaɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
commerce time during which a machine, such as a computer, actually operates

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up time definition


  1. n.
    the time when a computer is running. (Compare this with down time.) : On some systems the down time is longer than the up time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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