A response is the following:

• Often a response is the result of a stimulus.
• Usually a response is a reply to a query.
• In data transmission, a response is the content of the control field of a response frame advising the primary station concerning the processing by the secondary station of one or more command frames.
• In telecommunications a response is the effect of an active or passive device upon an input signal.

References

The Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

See also

• stimulus-response model
• baiting.