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Latency : (noun)
1: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of
data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write
head [syn: rotational latency]
2: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to
it [syn: reaction time, response time, latent period]
3: the state of being not yet evident or active
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Latency : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Latency :
1. The time it takes for a packet to cross
a network connection, from sender to receiver.
2. The period of time that a frame is held by a network device
before it is forwarded.
Two of the most important parameters of a communications
channel are its latency, which should be low, and its
bandwidth, which should be high. Latency is particularly
important for a synchronous protocol where each packet
must be acknowledged before the next can be transmitted.
(2000-02-27)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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