NOUN | time | latency, rotational latency | (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head |
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time | latency, reaction time, response time, latent period | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it | |
state | latency | the state of being not yet evident / evident or active / active |
Sounds | ley'tahnsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head. | |
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Synonym | rotational latency | |
Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Part of | access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive |
Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
Meaning | The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it. | |
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Synonyms | reaction time, response time, latent period | |
Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
Spanish | latencia, respuesta de latencia, tiempo de reacción, tiempo de respuesta | |
Catalan | latència, temps de resposta |
Meaning | The state of being not yet evident / evident or active / active. | |
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Broader | potential, potentiality, potency | The inherent capacity for coming into being |
Spanish | estado latente, latencia | |
Catalan | estat latent, latència | |
Adjectives | latent | (pathology) not presently active |
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