a command which orders the CPU to pause for one clock cycle in order to wait for the memory to do something
an additional delay incurred durring a memory access because of the slower components used to save money
a setting that refers to how many clock cycles must be inserted into the memory access process to wait for the memory
A brief delay added before a microprocessor executes an instruction, to allow time for slower memory chips or external devices to respond. A wait states may be one or more of the computer's clock cycles or may be timed differently. One wait state on each access of memory can make the processor up to 20% slower. With no wait state (called zero wait state) the processor will run faster.
the time that passes while a microprocessor reads data from memory. A wait state usually occurs when the processor speed is faster than the memory capacity and speed.
An inactive period for the processor. Wait states result from the different clock speeds of the processor and memory, the latter being typically slower.
A clock cycle during which no instructions are executed because the processor is waiting for data from a device or from memory. Static RAM chips and paged-mode RAM chips are becoming popular becaus ... more
A wait state is a delay experienced by a computer processor when accessing external memory or another device that is slow to respond.