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/lˈeɪtnsi/
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[ US /ˈɫeɪtənsi/ ]
[ US /ˈɫeɪtənsi/ ]
NOUN
- the state of being not yet evident or active
- the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
- (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
How To Use latency In A Sentence
- Fifty consecutive, nonobese, habitually snoring, otherwise-healthy children (age range: 6-9 years) and 50 age -, gender -, and ethnicity-matched obese children (BMI z score: 1.67) underwent an overnight polysomnographic evaluation, followed by a multiple sleep latency test the following day. Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Is Sleep Apnea a Significant Problem in Sleepy Kids?
- A long latency period can make it difficult to associate asthma with an occupational source.
- I have also heard that with newer software packages that the latency is minimized. Hi Speed Internet Satellite Install
- As a young boy but not a child repression of sexual desire for the mother has occurred and latency should be present.
- Even when it works, network latency is usually awful. When It Comes to 3G, Better, Not Big, Matters
- Sensitizer-induced asthma requires a latency period, is immunologic, manifesting an anamnestic response by definition, and is marked by specific airway responsiveness upon appropriate challenge with the causative agent.
- Fast streaming technology reduces server latency.
- Latency would be another result of this — but latency is rarely an issue for file sharing, of course. DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now
- access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead
- Message latency is generally measured in days, but security is absolute. 365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
