latency

• 指刺激或请求与相应反应或效果之间的延迟或时间间隔；常用于计算机领域描述数据访问的延迟，也泛指原因与结果之间经过的时间。

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.

   延迟

   • 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.

   同义词delaylag

2. Response time delayB2formalscientific

   The interval between a stimulus and the corresponding response.

   响应时间延迟

   • 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.

   同义词delaylagpauseresponse timewait

3. Hidden or dormant stateC1formal

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

   潜伏或休眠状态

   • 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.

   同义词abeyancedormancyinactivityquiescencesuspension

   反义词activityactualitymanifestationpresencevisibility