"lagometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lagometers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lagometer (plural lagometers)
  1. (gaming) A display of the amount of latency (lag) experienced in an online game. Categories (topical): Gaming
    Sense id: en-lagometer-en-noun-k2zSz5cR Topics: games, gaming
  2. (technical) A device that measures any other sort of lag.
    Sense id: en-lagometer-en-noun-b8RSRyEi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ometer Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ometer: 9 91 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical

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