dormantfunction
nounUK /ˈdɔːmənt ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈdɔːrmənt ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A dormant function is a job a computer can do but is not doing right now.
The app kept a dormant function ready in case the user needed it later.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feature in a program that is turned off until something wakes it up.
The developer left a dormant function in the code for future updates.
3. A skill or ability that exists but is not being used at the moment.
Her talent for drawing stayed a dormant function until art class began.
4. A part of a machine that is ready to work but is currently resting.
The robot's cleaning mode was a dormant function while it charged.