Definition of Latency

1. Noun. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head.

Exact synonyms: Rotational Latency
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Group relationships: Access Time
Generic synonyms: Interval, Time Interval

2. Noun. The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.
Exact synonyms: Latent Period, Reaction Time, Response Time
Generic synonyms: Interval, Time Interval

3. Noun. The state of being not yet evident or active.
Generic synonyms: Potency, Potential, Potentiality
Derivative terms: Latent

Definition of Latency

1. n. The state or quality of being latent.

Definition of Latency

1. Noun. The state of being latent. ¹

2. Noun. (electronics) A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Latency

1. the state of being present but not manifest [n -CIES]

Medical Definition of Latency

1. 1. The time between onset of a stimulus and peak of the ensuing action potential. 2. Of an infection, a period in which the infection is present in the host without producing overt symptoms. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Latency

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latency (current term)
latency stage
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latent allergy
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