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The <STRONG>timeout</STRONG> and <STRONG>wtimeout</STRONG> routines set blocking or non-
blocking read for a given window. If <EM>delay</EM> is negative,
- blocking read is used (<EM>i</EM>.<EM>e</EM>., waits indefinitely for
+ blocking read is used (i.e., waits indefinitely for
input). If <EM>delay</EM> is zero, then non-blocking read is used
- (<EM>i</EM>.<EM>e</EM>., read returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if no input is waiting). If <EM>delay</EM>
+ (i.e., read returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if no input is waiting). If <EM>delay</EM>
is positive, then read blocks for <EM>delay</EM> milliseconds, and
returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if there is still no input. Hence, these rou-
tines provide the same functionality as <STRONG>nodelay</STRONG>, plus the
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