latency

• Substantiv, das die Verzögerung oder den Zeitraum zwischen einem Reiz oder einer Anfrage und der entsprechenden Antwort oder Wirkung bezeichnet; wird häufig in der Informatik verwendet, um Verzögerungen beim Datenzugriff zu beschreiben, und allgemein für die Zeit zwischen Ursache und Wirkung.

A noun referring to a delay or period of time between a stimulus or request and the corresponding response or effect; commonly used in computing to describe data access delays and in general contexts for the time elapsed between cause and effect.

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1. Computer data delayB2formalIT

   The time required for a specific block of data on a rotating disk to reach the read/write head.

   Latenzzeit

   • The hard drive's latency affects how quickly files can be accessed.
   • Reducing rotational latency improves overall system performance.
   • Engineers measured the average latency of the new solid-state drive.

   Synonymedelaylag

2. Response time delayB2formalscientific

   The interval between a stimulus and the corresponding response.

   Verzögerung der Reaktionszeit

   • The experiment measured the latency of participants' reactions to a sound.
   • High latency in neural signals can indicate a medical condition.
   • Researchers recorded the latency between the flash and the button press.

   Synonymedelaylagpauseresponse timewait

3. Hidden or dormant stateC1formal

   The condition of being present but not yet visible or active.

   Verborgener oder ruhender Zustand

   • The virus remained in latency for several weeks before symptoms appeared.
   • Latency in the disease means it can spread without being noticed.
   • The project entered a period of latency due to lack of funding.

   Synonymeabeyancedormancyinactivityquiescencesuspension

   Antonymeactivityactualitymanifestationpresencevisibility