latency
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 • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: time interval, interval • Part Holonyms: access time 2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it • Syn: reaction time, response time, latent period • Hypernyms: time interval, interval 3. the state of being not yet evident or active • Derivationally related forms: latent • Hypernyms: potential, potentiality, potency
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