latency
the state of being latent.
Computers. the period of delay when one component of a hardware system is waiting for an action to be executed by another component.
Digital Technology. the time required online or in a network for the one-way or round-trip transfer of data between two nodes.
Digital Technology. (in virtual reality and other types of simulation) the discrepancy between the time delay of stimulus and response in the simulation as compared to the real-world equivalent.
Origin of latency
1Words Nearby latency
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How to use latency in a sentence
In addition to the broader availability to stream this year’s Super Bowl on TV screens, CBS has worked to improve latency, or speed of the stream compared to the linear TV broadcast, Gerttula said.
How CBS will expand Super Bowl streaming viewership this year | Tim Peterson | February 1, 2021 | DigidayThat means latency is lower—so if someone uses a device to access an application, the time delay will be minimal.
A new horizon: Expanding the AI landscape | Jason Sparapani | November 30, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWe recommend checking out a few products that boast Bluetooth 5 connectivity, these are reported to deliver high-resolution audio playback with less latency.
Best wireless headphones: Five things to consider | Carsen Joenk | November 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWithin Universal Analytics, event tracking requires additional processing which includes latency, and the data is typically not available until the following day.
Meet Google Analytics 4: Google’s vision for the future of analytics | George Nguyen | October 14, 2020 | Search Engine LandSLA requirements around reliability and latency will require operators to have a high degree of control over service quality to resolve issues in close to real time.
And thus it is that every Idealist, bleak and wintry as his mood may be, is conscious of the latency of spring.
The Vagabond in Literature | Arthur RickettOtherwise, in place of remaining in latency, they would assert themselves like men.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyWhile those other mothers, by retaining such in latency, preserved them as a rich inheritance for male heirs.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyThe repression during the period of latency is an inner obstacle of this kind—or rather one which has become inner.
Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego | Sigmund FreudIn other words it is the negative quality of passiveness either in recoverable latency or insipient latescence.
What Is Man? And Other Stories | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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