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la·ten·cy

(lāt′n-sē)

n. pl. la·ten·cies

1. The state or quality of being latent.

2. Psychology The latency period.

3. A latent period.

4. The time interval between initiating a query, transmission, or process, and receiving or detecting the results, often given as an average value over a large number of events.

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la•ten•cy

(ˈleɪt n si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the state of being latent.

2. latent period.

[1630–40]

latency

The time period between a request for a network to perform an action and the action being carried out.

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Noun	1.	latency - (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head rotational latency computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures access time - (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead" interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	2.	latency - the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it latent period, reaction time, response time interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	3.	latency - the state of being not yet evident or active potential, potentiality, potency - the inherent capacity for coming into being

latency

noun

The condition of being temporarily inactive:

abeyance, abeyancy, dormancy, intermission, quiescence, suspension.

Translations

latencezpoždění

latenssiviive

レイテンシ

latency

[ˈleɪtənsɪ] N → estado m latente

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latency

n → Latenz f

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la·ten·cy

n. latencia, acto de permanecer latente;

___ period → período de ___.

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The ancients, struck with this irreducibleness of the elements of human life to calculation, exalted Chance into a divinity; but that is to stay too long at the spark, which glitters truly at one point, but the universe is warm with the latency of the same fire.

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SK Telecom has finished developing a system that manages to greatly reduce latency on 5G phones.

South Korea's SK Telecom designs system to cut down 5G latency

These include electrically evoked auditory brainstem response (EABR), electrically evoked stapedial reflex threshold (ESRT), electrically compound action potentials (ECAP), middle latency responses (MLR), and cortical responses (CR).

Examination and Comparison of Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials and Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response Results of Children with Cochlear Implantation without Inner Ear Anomaly

Zero Latency has opened Saudi Arabia's first next-generation VR gaming center in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia's first multi-player VR gaming in Riyadh

However, delivering content to an ever-growing number of devices while maintaining a smooth video experience without latency, buffering or image freezing isn't easy.

The battle for eyeballs

M2 EQUITYBITES-February 27, 2019-New forward error correction specification lowers total physical layer latency for engineered network links

New forward error correction specification lowers total physical layer latency for engineered network links

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-February 27, 2019-New forward error correction specification lowers total physical layer latency for engineered network links

New forward error correction specification lowers total physical layer latency for engineered network links

Hence, the aim of this was to compare the auditory late latency response (ALLR) among individuals with T2DM and without diabetes using speech stimuli.

Auditory Late Latency Response in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

APB LLR latency and amplitude were measured [Figure 1].

Effect of arm length and body mass index on abductor pollicis brevis long latency reflex

a leader in the design and manufacture of Network Latency Emulators announces the WanRaptor[TM] Network Emulator.

WanRaptor[TM] Network Emulator

These tests include the terminal latency index and residual latency, and studies have shown that they improve diagnostic accuracy in CTS (3,10-12).