tidsouts

Tidsouts is a term encountered in multilingual discussions to refer to a pause or interruption in a process, most commonly translated into English as time-out. It is not a standardized English term and its meaning varies by language and domain. In sports, tidsouts denote official breaks requested by teams or mandated by the rules to pause play, allow strategic discussion, or rest players. The length and conditions of a tidsout depend on the sport and league rules; for example, basketball and American football have timeouts with different maximum durations and usage limits. In some contexts, the noun may appear in Scandinavian-language sources as a direct loan, while English-language coverage tends to use 'time-out' or 'timeout' instead.

In computing and telecommunications, the concept analogous to a tidsout is a time-out: a defined interval after which a waiting operation is aborted if no response or event occurs. Time-outs are used in network protocols, databases, and user interfaces to prevent indefinite blocking. The term tidsout may appear in translated technical materials or regional terminology but is not common in standard English documentation.

Etymology and usage: the form appears to combine the word for 'time' in Dutch and related languages (tijd) with 'out', reflecting cross-linguistic borrowing. Variants include tidsouts and the more common time-out. Given its limited use in English-language sources, writers should prefer 'timeout' or 'time-out' for clarity, and reserve tidsouts for discussions of multilingual usage or historical texts.

See also: timeout, time-out, pause, stoppage.