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latency time

latency time noun: a time delay between the cause and effect of a physical change in a system that is being observed.

Noun

latency time (countable and uncountable, plural latency times)

  1. A time delay between the cause and effect of a physical change in a system that is being observed.
  2. The amount of time required for data to pass from one point on a network to another.

Forms of latency time

plurallatency times

Questions about latency time

What does latency time mean?
Latency time means a time delay between the cause and effect of a physical change in a system that is being observed.
What part of speech is latency time?
Latency time is a noun.
What is the plural of latency time?
The plural of latency time is latency times.

Words near latency time in the dictionary

  1. laten
  2. latence
  3. latences
  4. latencies
  5. latency
  6. latency time
  7. latency times
  8. latened
  9. lateness
  10. latenesses
  11. latenight

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