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(Pausing between polling intervals will be interrupted in the case that the action times out or the user stops the project run.)
Timing Limitations
Note that the The Polling Interval is not a polling frequency - it does not guarantee that the action will poll every X seconds, it only guarantees that the action will pause for X seconds in between each poll. In reality, the action will poll every X+(Length of last polling event) seconds, and in some actions (ie Wait For Remote Computer) the polling event itself may take several seconds.
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