English noun: latency | |||
1. | latency (time) (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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
Part meronym | access time | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
2. | latency (time) the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it | ||
Synonyms | latent period, reaction time, response time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
3. | latency (state) the state of being not yet evident or active | ||
Broader (hypernym) | potency, potential, potentiality | ||