latency

• Substantivo que designa o atraso ou o intervalo de tempo entre um estímulo ou solicitação e a resposta ou efeito correspondente; é muito usado na computação para descrever atrasos no acesso a dados e, em contextos gerais, para o tempo decorrido entre causa e consequência.

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.

   Latência de dados

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdelaylag

2. Response time delayB2formalscientific

   The interval between a stimulus and the corresponding response.

   Atraso no tempo de resposta

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdelaylagpauseresponse timewait

3. Hidden or dormant stateC1formal

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

   Estado oculto ou inativo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabeyancedormancyinactivityquiescencesuspension

   Antônimosactivityactualitymanifestationpresencevisibility