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latency meaning and definition
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Definition of latency (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
- the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
- synonyms: latent period, reaction time, response time
- the state of being not yet evident or active
Source: Princeton University Wordnet