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latency

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noun

plural latencies.

the state of being latent.
latent period.
Computers. the period of delay when one component of a hardware system is waiting for an action to be executed by another component.
Digital Technology. the time required online or in a network for the one-way or round-trip transfer of data between two nodes.
Digital Technology. (in virtual reality and other types of simulation) the discrepancy between the time delay of stimulus and response in the simulation as compared to the real-world equivalent.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of latency¹

First recorded in 1630–40; lat(ent) + -ency

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And by the time that the conscious recognition of that has happened, which is around 300 milliseconds … Then the onset latency should be at least that amount of time, if not even more.”

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"We stay in the optical domain the whole time, until the end when we want to read out the answer. This enables us to achieve ultra-low latency," Bandyopadhyay says.

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The findings show that distraction and multitasking significantly increase response latency and impair the decision-making of the remote driver, potentially raising safety concerns.

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Notably, some of these compounds synergized -- that is, achieved "greater than the sum of its parts" latency reversal -- when administered with preexisting LRA compounds.

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"The trouble is: until now, we didn't always know why this latency was happening."

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laten latency period

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