"lightspeed lag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lightspeed lags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lightspeed lag (countable and uncountable, plural lightspeed lags)
  1. delay in communications or information processing caused by signal propagation being limited by the speed of light. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lightspeed_lag-en-noun-8b1CnSK1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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