Dead time is used in counting / detector systems to describe the time between two recorded events (e.g. where an ionisation event has been recorded), where either the detector, or its electronics, are unable to detect other incoming events. a counting sys
Время простоя; время работы вхолостую; нерабочее время
A period during a sentence in which an inmate ceases to receive credit for the time he/she normally would be serving.