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lightspeed lag

lightspeed lag noun: a delay in communications or information processing caused by a signal propagation being limited by the speed of light.

Noun

lightspeed lag (countable and uncountable, plural lightspeed lags)

  1. A delay in communications or information processing caused by a signal propagation being limited by the speed of light.

Forms of lightspeed lag

plurallightspeed lags

Questions about lightspeed lag

What does lightspeed lag mean?
Lightspeed lag means a delay in communications or information processing caused by a signal propagation being limited by the speed of light.
What part of speech is lightspeed lag?
Lightspeed lag is a noun.
What is the plural of lightspeed lag?
The plural of lightspeed lag is lightspeed lags.

Words near lightspeed lag in the dictionary

  1. lightsomely
  2. lightsomeness
  3. lightsource
  4. lightsources
  5. lightspeed
  6. lightspeed lag
  7. lightspeed lags
  8. lightspeeds
  9. lightstation
  10. lightstations
  11. lightstick

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