Latency
noun
The delay before something happens.
There was a noticeable latency between her request and his response.
Often appears as...
- noticeable latency
- low latency
noun
The time it takes for a signal to travel from the source to the destination.
The latency of our internet connection directly affects the speed at which we can download files.
Often appears as...
- network latency
- internet latency
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The period of time that a disease takes to develop.
The latency of this virus is typically between two and fourteen days.
Often appears as...
- viral latency
- latency period
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The delay before something happens.
There was a noticeable latency between her request and his response.
Often appears as...
- noticeable latency
- low latency
noun
The time it takes for a signal to travel from the source to the destination.
The latency of our internet connection directly affects the speed at which we can download files.
Often appears as...
- network latency
- internet latency
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The period of time that a disease takes to develop.
The latency of this virus is typically between two and fourteen days.
Often appears as...
- viral latency
- latency period
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Delays
Consider 'latency' for unseen delays rather than immediate ones.
The team didn't notice the latency in the equipment order.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Bad
'Latency' isn't always negative; it can provide time to prepare or respond.
The latency in the system allowed for a thorough security check.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
In some contexts, 'latency' suggests expected waiting time.
Our process has a latency of five business days.
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Delays
Consider 'latency' for unseen delays rather than immediate ones.
The team didn't notice the latency in the equipment order.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Bad
'Latency' isn't always negative; it can provide time to prepare or respond.
The latency in the system allowed for a thorough security check.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
In some contexts, 'latency' suggests expected waiting time.
Our process has a latency of five business days.
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Delays
Consider 'latency' for unseen delays rather than immediate ones.
The team didn't notice the latency in the equipment order.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Bad
'Latency' isn't always negative; it can provide time to prepare or respond.
The latency in the system allowed for a thorough security check.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Setting
In some contexts, 'latency' suggests expected waiting time.
Our process has a latency of five business days.
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Eric Whitacre: Virtual...
Now, we've pushed the technology as far as it can go, but there's still less than a second of latency, but in musical terms, that's a lifetime. We deal in milliseconds. So what I've done is, I've adapted "Cloudburst" so that it embraces the latency and the performers sing into the latency
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How computer memory...
It could also modify them, or create new ones. The time this takes is known as the memory's latency. And because program instructions must be processed quickly and continuously, all locations within the short-term memory can be accessed in any order,
Video examples
Eric Whitacre: Virtual...
Now, we've pushed the technology as far as it can go, but there's still less than a second of latency, but in musical terms, that's a lifetime. We deal in milliseconds. So what I've done is, I've adapted "Cloudburst" so that it embraces the latency and the performers sing into the latency
Video examples
How computer memory...
It could also modify them, or create new ones. The time this takes is known as the memory's latency. And because program instructions must be processed quickly and continuously, all locations within the short-term memory can be accessed in any order,
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Quote examples
Brendan Iribe
American Businessman
Essentially, we're always trying to reduce latency. As you try to reduce the latency of the experience, you can only get it down so far before we start running into the limitations of game engines, computing, the intensity of the experience you're trying to compute.
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Lowell McAdam
American Businessman
Latency is very important when you think about autonomous cars and things like that - 5G will really change the game, and I think will be another spike of growth in the wireless industry.
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Loren Eiseley
American Scientist
Tomorrow lurks in us, the latency to be all that was not achieved before.
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Brendan Iribe
American Businessman
Essentially, we're always trying to reduce latency. As you try to reduce the latency of the experience, you can only get it down so far before we start running into the limitations of game engines, computing, the intensity of the experience you're trying to compute.
Quote examples
Lowell McAdam
American Businessman
Latency is very important when you think about autonomous cars and things like that - 5G will really change the game, and I think will be another spike of growth in the wireless industry.
Quote examples
Loren Eiseley
American Scientist
Tomorrow lurks in us, the latency to be all that was not achieved before.
Example 1 of 3
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