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command overhead

command overhead

6.7
Extra time or work a device needs before it runs a command
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sobrecarga de comandos
  • The command overhead of the operating system increased response times for simple tasks.

Examples

  • Reducing command overhead can greatly improve the overall efficiency of a device.

  • Engineers analyzed the command overhead to optimize the performance of the embedded system.

  • The command overhead in this system is too high.

  • Reducing command overheads can improve system performance.

  • Engineers analyzed the command overhead to optimize the performance of the embedded system.

  • Reducing command overhead can greatly improve the overall efficiency of a device.

  • The command overhead of the operating system increased response times for simple tasks.

Synonyms

command processing overhead
vscommand overhead
  • Specialized
7.1

Time a computer or machine takes to get ready before it runs a command

includes resource use and measures inefficiency as well as time
command processing overhead time
vscommand overhead
  • Specialized
8.4

Time a device takes to get ready before it starts a command

includes resource use and measures inefficiency as well as time

Antonyms

efficiency
342 3.4

Getting good results while using little time, effort, or money

Surface Forms

command overhead singular
command overheads plural

Morphology

command + overhead

The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun combination where 'overhead' (extra processing time/resources) is being attributed to a 'command' (an instruction), so the overall meaning is directly inferable from the parts. This follows common English composition patterns and is conceptually similar across technical vocabularies in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely understand it.

Etymology

Command overhead comes from a simple image: command is an instruction and overhead is like a weight above it that must be dealt with before the job can start. So it means the 'extra work' or time a device must do 'before' it can carry out the command.