latency

• Существительное, обозначающее задержку или промежуток времени между стимулом или запросом и соответствующим ответом или эффектом; часто используется в вычислительной технике для описания задержек доступа к данным и в общих контекстах для времени, прошедшего между причиной и следствием.

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.

uncountable

1. Computer data delayB2formalIT

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

   Задержка данных

   • 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.

   Synonymsdelaylag

2. Response time delayB2formalscientific

   The interval between a stimulus and the corresponding response.

   Задержка времени отклика

   • 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.

   Synonymsdelaylagpauseresponse timewait

3. Hidden or dormant stateC1formal

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

   Скрытое или неактивное состояние

   • 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.

   Synonymsabeyancedormancyinactivityquiescencesuspension

   Antonymsactivityactualitymanifestationpresencevisibility