"latency time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: latency times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} latency time (countable and uncountable, plural latency times)
  1. (engineering) A time delay between the cause and effect of a physical change in a system that is being observed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-latency_time-en-noun-3Lw~~I71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (networking) The amount of time required for data to pass from one point on a network to another. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Networking
    Sense id: en-latency_time-en-noun-uS702at9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

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