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Timeout vs Timelimit - What's the difference?

timeout | timelimit |

As nouns the difference between timeout and timelimit

is that timeout is timeout while timelimit is .

timeout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
    • My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
  • (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
    • My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.

    timelimit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)