Definitions for "Wait state"
(n.) A condition whereby a microprocessor awaits the arrival of data.
a clock cycle wasted by a processor waiting for memory to respond when the processor is faster than its memory chips
a clock tick in which nothing happens to ensure that the processor isn't getting ahead of the rest of the computer
Keywords:  bob, speech, figure, outside, something
A figure of speech meaning that someone's waiting for something ("Bob's in a wait state outside"). RB: 1
Keywords:  wake, lan
Condition of a central processing unit when all operations are suspended.