English Dictionary

wait state

noun

(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved

I am currently in a wait state.

意味（1）

(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved

With memory that slow, the processor is going to spend most of its time on wait states.