delay in delivery

  • 1Delay-tolerant networking — (DTN) is an approach to computer network architecture that seeks to address the technical issues in heterogeneous networks that may lack continuous network connectivity. Examples of such networks are those operating in mobile or extreme… …

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  • 2Delay insensitive circuit — A delay insensitive circuit is a type of asynchronous circuit which performs a logic operation often within a computing processor chip. Instead of using clock signals or other global control signals, the sequencing of computation in delay… …

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  • 3delivery — noun 1 act of delivering sth; goods delivered ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ express, fast, immediate, prompt, quick ▪ on time (esp …

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  • 4delay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous (esp. BrE), lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial ▪ After a considerable …

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  • 5delay — de|lay1 [ dı leı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something later than is planned or expected: They agreed to delay the decision for as long as possible. I have delayed my return home because of the weather. Don t delay if you want …

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  • 6delay */*/ — I UK [dɪˈleɪ] / US noun Word forms delay : singular delay plural delays 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a situation in which something happens later or more slowly than you expected Why the delay? delay in: Try to find the reason for any delay in… …

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  • 7Delay-action bomb — A delay action bomb is an aerial bomb designed to explode some time after impact, with the bomb s fuzes set to delay the explosion for times ranging from very brief to several weeks. Short delays were used to allow the bomb to penetrate before… …

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  • 8delivery not enforceable — adjective indicating a new issue of shares for which scrip has not yet been issued, and which sell for slightly less than existing shares to compensate for the delay in scrip delivery. Abbrev.: del …

  • 9delivery lead time — The delay between the time at which an order is placed to replenish an item of stock and the receipt of the item ordered …

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  • 10deferred delivery share — noun a share which can be sold only on the understanding that buyers must accept a delay in delivery of scrip, due to reconstruction of the company s share capital. Abbrev.: dd Also, deferred share …