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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
latency
    n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block
         of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write
         head [syn: rotational latency, latency]
    2: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to
       it [syn: reaction time, response time, latency, latent
       period]
    3: the state of being not yet evident or active

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Latency \La"ten*cy\, n. [See Latent.]
   1. The state or quality of being latent.
      [1913 Webster]

            To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish
            three degrees of this latency.        --Sir W.
                                                  Hamilton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The time between a stimulus the appearance of the
      response; the time between any causal action and the first
      appearance of the effect. Called also latent period.
      [PJC]

   3. Hence: (Med.) The time between exposure to a carcinogen or
      other disease-causing agent and the appearance of the
      consequent disease.
      [PJC]

3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
latency

    1. The time it takes for a packet to cross
   a network connection, from sender to receiver.

   2. The period of time that a frame is held by a network device
   before it is forwarded.

   Two of the most important parameters of a communications
   channel are its latency, which should be low, and its
   bandwidth, which should be high.  Latency is particularly
   important for a synchronous protocol where each packet
   must be acknowledged before the next can be transmitted.

   (2000-02-27)


Thesaurus Results for latency:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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