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latency

noun
/ˈleɪ.tən.si/UK

Etymology

From latent + -ency.

  1. derived from latēns
  2. derived from latent
  3. inherited from latent
  4. suffixed as latency — “latent + ency”

Definitions

  1. Concealment

    Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.

  2. Dormancy

    Dormancy; the state of being inactive.

  3. A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.

    • network latency
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The time delay between a request for data or action and the beginning of the response or…

      The time delay between a request for data or action and the beginning of the response or execution, often measured to assess system performance.

    2. The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

      • period of latency
      • The disease has a long period of latency.

    3. A stage in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the psychosexual development of…

      A stage in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the psychosexual development of children where children become asexual until their sexual desires come back at puberty.

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Derived

antilatency, intravaginal ejaculation latency time, latency time

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for latency. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA