Definitions for: Latency

[n] the state of being not yet evident or active
[n] the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
[n] (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

Webster (1913) Definition: La"ten*cy, n. [See Latent.]
The state or quality of being latent.

To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three
degrees of this latency. --Sir W.
Hamilton.

Synonyms: latent period, reaction time, response time, rotational latency

See Also: access time, interval, potency, potential, potentiality, time interval

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