Dwell

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006947",
  "term": "Dwell",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A programmed pause or period of inactivity in a machine's operational cycle, where motion or action is temporarily stopped while other processes continue. In welding, it is the time a spot welder's electrodes are held on the workpiece after the current has ceased, allowing the weld nugget to solidify. The duration of this pause is a specific parameter in the machine's control program, measured in seconds or milliseconds.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dwell",
    "es": "retardo programado",
    "fr": "temporisation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dwell/"
}