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– Delays in transmitting data between the processor and memory; often measured in memory bus clock cycles.
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See latent period
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The time it takes a system and network delay to respond. Scope Notes:More specifically, system latency is the time a system takes to retrieve data. Network latency is the time it takes for a packet to [..]
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1630s, "condition of being concealed, unobserved existence," from latent + -cy. Meaning "delay between stimulus and response" is from 1882 (perhaps via the notion of "dormancy [..]
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a property of neurons specifying the time (in milliseconds) between arrival of a stimulus and production of the response; the time between a stimulus and its response
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Measure of the responsiveness of a network, often expressed as the round-trip time (in milliseconds); that is, the time between initiating a network request and receiving a response. High latency tend [..]
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Or delay refers to how much time it takes for data to get from one designated point to another.
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The period when an infecting organism is in the body but is not producing any clinically noticeable ill effects or symptoms. In HIV disease, clinical latency is an asymptomatic period in the early yea [..]
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  Time taken to deliver a packet from the source to the receiver. Includes propagation delay (the time taken for the electrical or optical signals to travel the distance between the two points) and pr [..]
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In data transmission, the delay in transmission time that occurs while information remains in a device's buffered memory (such as a bridge or router) before it can be sent along its path.
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In a wireless (or wired) connection or network, latency refers to the delay between a signal or information originating at the transmitting end, and when it is received at the other end. Latency is a [..]
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same as delay — a measure of the time it takes for a message to be transmitted across a network. The variance of the latency is also an important measure.
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(ISO) The time interval between the instant at which a CPU's instruction control unit initiates a call for data and the instant at which the actual transfer of the data starts. Syn: waiting time.
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n. The state of being dormant.
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This is the amount of time it takes a packet of data to move across a network connection. When a packet is being sent, there is "latent" time, when the computer that sent the packet waits fo [..]
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Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms The time it takes for a data packet to move across a network connection. While a packet is being sent, there is "latent" time, where the sending computer waits for a confirmation that the packet has been received. Latency and bandwidth are the two factors that determine your connection speed. Late [..]
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A short delay between an audio signal being sent and received. In computer audio this is due to analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion. Most commonly refers to the delay between recording [..]
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(1) In general, the period of time that one component in a system is spinning its wheels waiting for another component. Latency, therefore, is wasted time. For example, in accessing data on a disk, la [..]
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Latency is the fourth stage in Freud's Psychosexual theory of development, and it occurs from about age 5 or 6 to puberty. During the latency stage, a child's sexual impulses are repressed. [..]
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The time interval during which a network station seeks access to a transmission channel and access is granted or received.
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Latency, or lag, is the time between the instant a voice packet is transmitted and the moment it reaches its destination. The longer the delay, echo is introduced.   // ‹
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A measure of the waiting time or delay, representing the length of time required for information to pass through a network.
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Delay. In GPS terms, this refers to the lag period between receiving the satellite information (including base receiver corrections in DGPS or RTK) and the solution being generated by the roving recei [..]
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In a network, latency represents how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another. In some usages, latency is measured by sending a packet that is returned to the sender and the round-trip time is considered the latency (delay).
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A measure of time delay experienced in a system.
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Any delay in a response or delivery of data from one point to another.
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In an Ethernet-based network, latency is defined as the time elapsed since the start of transmission of the first bit of the frame by a source node until the reception of the last bit of the same fram [..]
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The amount of time it takes for a bit to get from point A to point B. In the words of Dr. Stuart Cheshire: "If you want to transfer a large file over your modem it might take several seconds, or [..]
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Latency, or simply delay is an expression of how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another. Latency is often measured by sending a packet that is returned to [..]
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Simply put, latency is wasted time. It’s the time delay from one action in a system to response of the system.
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Latency is a measurement of time delay in any kind of system. In satellite communications, it’s the length of time that it takes our signal to travel from your home to our satellite, and then down to a ground-based gateway which connects you to the internet. Latency was an issue with earlier satellite internet services, but we’ve managed to overcom [..]
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The amount of delay for data to make a round trip. Usually measured in ms (milliseconds) when used when talking about internet connections.
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The round-trip time to move information from one point on the Internet to another. It includes the time for information to travel through fiber as well as that required for processing (switching). Lat [..]
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The time period inherent in a communications link which is the minimum amount of time needed for a signal to travel from one end of the link to the other. Linux
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Latency refers to the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to get from one device to another. It also sometimes includes the time it takes for the packet of data to be returned to the sender. The speed and capacity of a network is determined by the latency and bandwidth. Latency is normally expressed in milliseconds.
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See Jitter.
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1. The time lag between the beginning of a request for data and the moment it begins to be received. 2. When reading data from memory, the number of processor cycles per bit delivered. 3. The time nec [..]
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Describes a condition that is present but not active or causing symptoms.
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the time lapse between when data is sent and when it is received—which can have a big impact on performance. Latency is an important consideration because some applications  are particularly sensitive [..]
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Latency is the time it takes for a data packet to get from the server to the end user, or between two points on the internet. Latency increases as the distance between the server and the end user increases. The greater the latency, the longer it takes the site to load.
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The time interval between a network station seeking access to a transmission channel and that access being granted or received. Layer Entity
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1) time it takes for a data packet to move across a network connection; 2) visible delay between request and display of content and ad. Latency sometimes leads to the user leaving the site prior to the opportunity to see. In streaming media, latency can create stream degradation if it causes the packets, which must be received and played in order, [..]
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Time from the first exposure to a chemical until the appearance of a toxic effect.
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Time from the first exposure of a chemical until the appearance of a toxic effect.
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Time from the first exposure of a chemical until the appearance of a toxic effect.
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The speed of a network is dependent on both latency and bandwidth, with latency referring to the time needed for an IP packet to travel from source to destination.  Wide bandwidth and low latency are preferable.
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The amount of time it takes for data to reach one point to another (e.g. the video from the event to be seen by the viewer). Synonymous with ‘lag’ and ‘delay.’ In livestreaming, lower latency is ideal [..]
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The rate at which the acquisition portion of the system can acquire new data. Summing update rate with latency results in the phase lag response. 
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The ability of a pathogenic Virus to lie dormant within a Cell (latent Infection). In Eukaryotes, subsequent activation and viral replication is thought to be caused by extraCellular stimulation of Ce [..]
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The elapsed time from the presentation of an antecedent stimulus (cue, prompt, signal) and the response. 5
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The time from the onset of one event to the onset of another. For example, the time it takes a rat to reach a goal box after it has been released in a maze.
Source: scienceofbehavior.com

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The time from an event, usually the onset of a stimulus, to a response.
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A dimensional quantity that refers to the time between two events. In the study of behavior, the first event may be an environmental stimulus and the second, a response. The two events may be successi [..]
Source: scienceofbehavior.com

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The time between the signal for a response and the beginning of the response.
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Latency refers to the interval between a stimulus and the organism's behavior which is controlled by it. In the case of a reflex, the latency may be the interval between a conditioned stimulus an [..]
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As a property of behavior, the resistance of behavior to change (e.g., resistance to extinction, to disruption by added stimuli, and/or to effects of reinforcing alternative responses). The term has a [..]
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Latency is a networking term to describe the total time it takes a data packet to travel from one node to another. In other contexts, when a data packet is transmitted and returned back to its source, [..]
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the state or period in which a virus has invaded a host but is not actively multiplying, and during which symptoms of the infection are not seen. “Microbial latency” means the microbe is not multiplying, as occurs in some cells in HIV infection, while “clinical latency” means that the patient does not have symptoms of disease even though the virus [..]
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Latency is the time interval between the call and response, or as the time delay between the cause and the effect of some change in the system being observed.
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The time period from when a virus
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In local networking, the time (measured in bits at the transmission rate) for a signal to propagate around or throughput the network. For general purposes, average latency time is used. Delay between the time a device requests access to a network and the time it is granted permission to transmit.
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The time it takes for the API request to go from the request to the response.
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The fixed cost of servicing a request such as sending a message or accessing information from a disk. In parallel computing, the term most often is used to refer to the time it takes to send an empty [..]
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Any delay in a response or delivery of data from one point to another.
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The delay between when an action is started and when it completes. In computing, this is usually measured in clock cycles.
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 The perceptible delay between transmission and receipt of data across a connection, generally due to high network activity or a poor/slow connection. 
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Time between request and ACK. Might differ on client and server. Measured as RoundTrip Time (RTT).
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A measure of time delay – interchangeable with “lag.” Latency might indicate a problem with a gamer’s Internet connection, some critical miscommunication with the game’s server, or (in the worst cases [..]
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Time delays inherent in internal processing or generation of audio signals within a computer.
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, In a network, latency, a synonym for delay, is an expression of how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another.
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Latency is the transmission delay created as a device processes a frame or packet. It is the duration from the time a device reads the first byte of a frame or packet, until the time it forwards that byte.
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The number of days between a user’s visit to the site and the order. A “0” indicates that the user purchased on the same day the ad was clicked. Any other number indicates the number of days between the user’s first click on the ad and the order.
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A measure of time delay experienced in a system, measured in milliseconds (1/1,000th of a second) or microseconds (1/1,000,000th of a second)
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The amount of time that elapses between the placement of a market order or marketable limit order on an electronic trading system and the execution of that order.
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The measure of a time delay in a system; minimising latency is desirable in capital markets.
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A delay. The time interval between when a device requests access to a network and when it is granted access.
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The state of being latent. (electronics) A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence. (medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an orga [..]
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In a network latency, a synonym for delay, is an expression of how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another. Latency is measured by sending a packet that is returned to the sender and the round-trip time is considered the latency.
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Latency is a time interval between the stimulation and response, or, from a more general point of view, a time delay between the cause and the effect of some physical change in the system being observ [..]
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Latency or latent may refer to:
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Latency or latent may refer to:
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Latency refers to a short period of delay (usually measured in milliseconds) between when an audio signal enters and when it emerges from a system. Potential contributors to latency in an audio system [..]
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Latency in the retail sense is defined as the time between two customer events, such as a first and second purchase. For example, if Sam buys a pair of casual shoes on July 1, 2012, and then returns t [..]
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Latency is the largest cause of slow Web applications over the WAN or internet. Latency describes the time delay experienced while a data packet moves from one point to another, usually caused by phys [..]
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