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makespan

noun

Etymology

From make + span.

  1. derived from *(s)pend-✻ — “to stretch”
  2. inherited from *spannō✻ — “span, handbreadth”
  3. inherited from spann
  4. inherited from spanne
  5. compounded as makespan — “make + span”

Definitions

  1. The time difference between the start and finish of a sequence of jobs or tasks.

    • If we don't reduce the makespan of that product, the order won't be shipped on time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for makespan. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA