latency — is the technical term for the delays in computer systems caused by both distance and processing. Distance creates latency because of simple physics. Messages travel at the speed of light and over long distances the delays are measurable.… … Financial and business terms
Latency — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
latency — 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 … Etymology dictionary
latency — I noun See latent II index cessation (interlude), inaction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Latency — [engl.], Latenz … Universal-Lexikon
Latency — (Roget s Thesaurus) Implication. < N PARAG:Latency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,526,} latency inexpression Sgm: N 1 hidden meaning hidden meaning occult meaning Sgm: N 1 occultness occultness mystery cabala anagoge … English dictionary for students
Latency — Mit der Column Address Strobe Latency (kurz CL oder „CAS Latency“), auch Latenz Zeit genannt, wird die Verzögerung zwischen der Adressierung in einem DRAM Baustein und der Bereitstellung der an dieser Adresse gespeicherten Daten bezeichnet. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
latency — 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 … Medical dictionary
latency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being hidden Nouns latency, passivity, inertia, dormancy, abeyance; ambiguity, mystery, secret; invisibility, imperceptibility; concealment; more than meets the eye or ear; possibility. Verbs… … English dictionary for students
latency — la·ten·cy || leɪtÉ™nsɪ n. being hidden, being out of sight; latency stage (Psychology); retrieval time (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
latency — n 1. potentiality, possibility; indication, suggestion, implication, hint, insinuation, intimation, undercurrent. 2. dormancy, quiescence, inertness, inertia, inactivity, inaction, passivity, idleness; lifelessness, motion lessness, immovability … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
