WordNet
delay line
n. a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
Wikipedia
Delay line
Delay line may refer to:
- Propagation delay, the length of time taken for something to reach its destination
- Analog delay line, used to delay a signal
- Bi-directional delay line, a numerical analysis technique used in computer simulation for solving ordinary differential equations by converting them to hyperbolic equations
- Digital delay line, a sequential logic element
- Delay line memory, a form of computer memory used on some of the earliest digital computers
- Delay (audio effect)
Usage examples of "delay line".
Only a light-year delay line and the fact that as a running instance you're technically a different person saved you.