I am looking for a word that would accurately describe the period of time between an event is triggered and registered. For an example, an alert is triggered when a threshold is reached, but the alert does not register in the system unless it stays beyond the threshold for a continuous 30 seconds...

Meaning, a thing A is missing something, but this one additional thing, once added, completes thing A.

What is the word(s) for the type of cardboard box whose lid can be held closed without tape. Specifically, the sides have slots and the lid has flaps that slide into the slots to be held in place by friction. These types of boxes are commonly used as product boxes for computer motherboards, hard ...

I'm trying to separate the thing that I want (the desire?) from the effort it would take to get it, or the consequences that come with obtaining it. A noun or verb or phrase will do: "I would love to have pin-up worthy abdominal muscles" (but I'm not willing to put in the sustained effort to ac...

In Germany there is a thing we call "Kopfkino". It consists of two words, Kopf = Head and Kino = cinema. The English equivalent should be daydreaming for this. Most of the time you just explore your mind or picture a certain scene different. These two scenarios happen "visually". But sometimes...

Is there a term used to describe when something, such as a college class or book, is something that might only interest a tiny group of people? "Nerdy" seems to be the nearest word I can find, but it has too much of a negative connotation. Is there something similar, without the negativity? Sam...