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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


Synonymsrotational latency


Broader (hypernym)interval, time interval


Part meronymaccess time


Domain categorycomputer science, computing

2. latency (time) the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it


Synonymslatent 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









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