Mysql console client reported time meaning

Hi,

I'm wondering what's the meaning of the elapsed time reported after each query using MySql console client.

For example, after a select you get a response like this:

24 rows in set (0.26 sec)

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Do you know what are that seconds? If it means the time needed by the MySql server to generate the results? to generate and deliver the results? anything more?

Thanks

 

The time reported includes the server time to generate the results and send them to the client too. So there are network times included.

Here's an interesting question related with this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15957424/mysql-innodb-table-strange-select-lock-timeout

 

thanks goproxy, that answers my question pretty much, I can't find official documentation about that, but your answer and example looks good enough for me