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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a state of abeyance or suspended business;
[syn: deferral, recess]

2. act of putting off to a future time;
[syn: postponement, deferment, deferral]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deferral
    n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: deferral,
         recess]
    2: act of putting off to a future time [syn: postponement,
       deferment, deferral]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

deferral

   Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet.