deadband.

A range of input or error within which a system produces no relevant response or correction.

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Words that belong together

• a control deadband
• thermostat deadband

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The controller ignored changes within its deadband.

They widened the thermostat deadband to reduce repeated switching.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular deadband; plural deadbands. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.