Latency Definition & Meaning

latency
noun
  1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
  2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
  3. the state of being not yet evident or active

"Latency" in song lyrics

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  • "define public opinion latency"
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  • "public opinion- intensity latency"
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  • "response latency"
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