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Timeout vs Homework - What's the difference?

timeout | homework |

As nouns the difference between timeout and homework

is that timeout is timeout while homework is work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.

timeout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
    • My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
  • (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.

    homework

    English

    (wikipedia homework)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.
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    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Finland spreads word on schools , passage=Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.
  • Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research.

    • Usage notes

    The term is generally used to refer to primary or secondary school assignments as opposed to college-level coursework.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "homework")

    See also

    * busy work * schoolwork