Meaning of 'latency'

Find the meaning of the word ‘latency’

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Meaning of ‘latency’

3 definitions found.

latency

noun

the state of being not yet evident or active

noun

the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

Synonyms: latent period reaction time response time

noun

(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

Synonyms: rotational latency

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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