ohnosecond
/ˈəʊ(ˈ)nəʊˌsɛkənd/
ohnosecond noun: the fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it.
Noun
ohnosecond (plural ohnoseconds)
- The fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it.
- In the ohnosecond (one minuscule fraction of a nanosecond, the time it takes to realize you just made a BIG mistake) that followed, I realized my log of the conversation was lost.1994, Elizabeth Powell Crowe, The Electronic Traveller: Exploring Alternative Online Systems, Windcrest/McGraw-Hill, →ISBN
- Exabyte Corp. of Boulder entered the consumer and small-office market last year with a product aimed at reducing the number of ohnoseconds experienced annually by computer users.1 June 1997, Lisa Greim, “Exabyte Takes On The Oh-Ohs”, in Rocky Mountain News, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2016
ohnosecond meaning in Tamil
ohnosecond in Tamil
- ஓனோநொடி, தவறான நிரலைக் கொடுப்பதற்கும்
Examples of ohnosecond in a sentence
- Before you hit the "send" button — and experience that twinge of regret an ohnosecond later (see "The Top 18 Techno-Jargon Terms," page 259), read over what you've written.2002, Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, The All-New Book of Lists for Kids, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 257:
- So South led a trump to the king next — and regretted it in an ohnosecond.14 April 2006, Frank Stewart, “Bridge”, in Bangor Daily News:
- For example, you ridicule your boss in an e-mail to colleagues and, an ohnosecond after clicking Send, you realize the boss was one of those in the address list.2008, Ken Cox, ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
Forms of ohnosecond
| plural | ohnoseconds |
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Origin of ohnosecond
From oh no + second, in imitation of terms like nanosecond and attosecond.
Questions about ohnosecond
- What does ohnosecond mean?
- Ohnosecond means the fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it.
- What is ohnosecond in Tamil?
- Ohnosecond in Tamil is ஓனோநொடி, தவறான நிரலைக் கொடுப்பதற்கும். See Ohnosecond meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ohnosecond in a sentence?
- Before you hit the "send" button — and experience that twinge of regret an ohnosecond later (see "The Top 18 Techno-Jargon Terms," page 259), read over what you've written.
- What part of speech is ohnosecond?
- Ohnosecond is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ohnosecond?
- Ohnosecond is pronounced /ˈəʊ(ˈ)nəʊˌsɛkənd/.
- What is the plural of ohnosecond?
- The plural of ohnosecond is ohnoseconds.
Words near ohnosecond in the dictionary
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