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Definition of latency

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

Similar Words: reaction time, response time, latent period, rotational latency

Part Meronyms: access time

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