time latency

  • 1time interval — noun a definite length of time marked off by two instants • Syn: ↑interval • Hypernyms: ↑measure, ↑quantity, ↑amount • Hyponyms: ↑access time, ↑distance, ↑ …

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  • 2latency time — laukimo trukmė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. idle time; latency time; waiting time vok. Latentzeit, f; Wartezeit, f rus. время ожидания, n pranc. temps d attente, m …

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  • 3Latency (engineering) — Latency is a measure of time delay experienced in a system, the precise definition of which depends on the system and the time being measured. Latencies may have different meaning in different contexts. Contents 1 Communication latency 1.1 Packet …

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  • 4Latency (audio) — Latency refers to a short period of delay (usually measured in milliseconds) between when an audio signal enters and when it emerges from a system. Potential contributors to latency in an audio system include analog to digital conversion,… …

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  • 5Latency — La ten*cy, n. [See {Latent}.] 1. The state or quality of being latent. [1913 Webster] To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. The time between a stimulus the appearance of… …

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  • 6latency — 1630s, condition of being concealed, from LATENT (Cf. latent) + CY (Cf. cy). Meaning delay between stimulus and response is from 1882; computer sense (latency time) is from 1954 …

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  • 7latency — 1. The state of being latent. 2. In conditioning, or other behavioral experiments, the period of apparent inactivity between the time the stimulus is presented and the moment a response occurs. 3. In psychoanalysis …

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  • 8latency — noun 1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head • Syn: ↑rotational latency • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 9latency —    The time delay involved in moving data traffic through a network. Latency can arise from several sources:    • Propagation delay, which is the time it takes the data to travel the length of the line.    • Transmission delay, which is the time… …

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  • 10latency — la·ten·cy || leɪtÉ™nsɪ n. being hidden, being out of sight; latency stage (Psychology); retrieval time (Computers) …

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