Zero wait state is a feature of a processor or computer architecture in which the processor does not have to wait to perform memory access.
Non-zero wait state describes the situation when a processor operates at a higher frequency than the memory, it has a wait state during which the processor is idle.
Famous quotes containing the words wait and/or state:
“There. I’ve done my best. If that won’t do, I shall have to wait until I can do better.”
—Victor Heerman (1893–1977)
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)