latency

/'leitənsi/
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latency

A computer user experiences latency while waiting for a webpage to load.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The state of being not yet evident or active: A condition where something exists but is not currently visible, active, or expressed.
    • The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it: A delay or period of time between a cause and its observable effect, often used in psychology, physiology, and engineering.
    • (Computer science) The time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head: A measure of rotational delay in storage devices like hard disk drives.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (State of being inactive):
    • The virus can remain in a state of latency for years before symptoms appear.
    • There is a latency in the system's reaction to the new policy.
  • Noun (Stimulus-response delay):
    • The experiment measured the latency between the sound cue and the subject's button press.
    • Network latency can cause a noticeable lag in online gaming.
  • Noun (Computer science):
    • Reducing disk latency is crucial for improving database performance.
    • The drive's average rotational latency is 4.2 milliseconds.
Advanced Usage
  • "Latency period": In psychology and medicine, a phase of dormant development.
    • During the latency period in Freudian theory, sexual feelings are largely suppressed.
  • "Inherent latency": A delay that is a fundamental property of a system.
    • The inherent latency of satellite transmission is due to the vast distance signals must travel.
Variants and Related Words
  • Latent (adj): Existing but not yet developed, manifest, or active.
    • He has a latent talent for music.
  • Latently (adv): In a latent manner.
Synonyms
  • Dormancy: A state of rest or inactivity.
  • Lag: A period of time between two events; a delay.
  • Delay: A situation in which something happens later than planned or expected.
Related Phrases
  • "Reduce latency": To decrease the delay in a system.
    • The new protocol aims to reduce latency in data transmission.
  • "High latency": Characterized by a long delay.
    • The high-latency connection made video calls frustrating.
Related Idioms
  • "Beneath the surface": While not a direct idiom for "latency," this phrase conceptually relates to something existing but not immediately apparent, similar to a latent state.
    • Tensions have been building beneath the surface for months.
latency

A computer user experiences latency while waiting for a webpage to load.

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

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