responsiveness

  • 1responsiveness — UK US /rɪˈspɒnsɪvnəs/ noun [U] ► used for talking about how quickly and well a person or organization reacts to something: responsiveness to sth »I am very proud of the expertise and responsiveness to the customer s needs that our company… …

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  • 2responsiveness — index amenability, sensibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Responsiveness — The responsiveness of an interactive system describes how quickly it responds to user input.Long delays can be a major cause of user frustration, or let the user believe the system is broken, or that a command or input gesture has been ignored.… …

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  • 4responsiveness — n. responsiveness to * * * [rɪ spɒnsɪvnɪs] responsiveness to …

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  • 5responsiveness — noun /rɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/ a) The quality or state of being responsive. The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero! b) The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences. See Also: responsivity …

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  • 6responsiveness — responsive ► ADJECTIVE 1) responding readily and positively. 2) in response; answering. DERIVATIVES responsively adverb responsiveness noun …

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  • 7Responsiveness — Responsive Re*spon sive ( s?v), a. [Cf. F. resposif.] 1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond. [1913 Webster] 2. Suited to something else; correspondent. [1913 Webster] The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pope. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8responsiveness — noun see responsive …

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  • 9responsiveness — /ri spon siv nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being responsive. 2. Mach. the ability of a machine or system to adjust quickly to suddenly altered external conditions, as of speed, load, or temperature, and to resume stable operation without… …

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  • 10responsiveness — re·spon·sive·ness n the quality or state of being responsive …

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