|
Idle Time
Idle generally refers to idleness, a lack of motion or energy. Idle or ''idling'', may also refer to: Technology * Idle (engine), engine running without load ** Idle speed * Idle (CPU), CPU non-utilisation or low-priority mode ** Synchronous Idle (SYN), the idle command to synchronize terminals ** System Idle Process * Idle (programming language), a dialect of Lua (programming language), Lua * IDLE, an integrated development environment for the Python programming language * IMAP IDLE, an IMAP feature where an email server actively notifies a client application when new mail has arrived Places * Idle (GNR) railway station, in Idle, West Yorkshire * Idle (L&BR) railway station, in Idle, West Yorkshire * Idle, West Yorkshire, UK; a suburb of Bradford, England ** Idle railway station * Idle and Thackley, a ward in Bradford Metropolitan District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, UK ** Idle railway station (Leeds and Bradford Railway) * River Idle, a river flowing through Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idleness
Idleness is a lack of motion or energy. In describing a person, idle means the act of nothing or no work (for example: "John Smith is an idle person"). A person who spends his or her days doing nothing could be said to be "idly passing his or her days" (for example: "Mary has been idle on her instant messenger account for hours."). An idle machine is stopped, exerting no work. A computer processor or communication circuit is described as idle when it is not being used by any program, application or message. Similarly, an engine of an automobile may be described as idle when it is running only to sustain its running (not doing any useful work), this is also called the tickover (see idle). Idleness as dependent upon cultural norms Typically, when one describes a machine as idle, it is an objective statement regarding its current state. However, when used to describe a person, idle typically carries a negative connotation, with the assumption that the person is wasting their time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
