Connection Timeout

Definitions

1. The maximum time a client or system will wait for a connection attempt to succeed before treating it as failed. Connection timeouts are distinct from read or overall request timeouts and are crucial for avoiding hangs during unreachable-host scenarios.

   In plain English: How long a system waits for a connection to be established before giving up.

   Example: "The service looked healthy under normal load, but long connection timeout settings caused request threads to pile up whenever one dependency became unreachable."

Related Terms

• Localhost
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• Response
• Timeout
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