command overhead

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

command overhead is a valid 16-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1M3M3A1N1D2O1V4E1R1H4E1A1D2
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =29 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87
MEANING

What does command overhead mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command.