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Definition latency in British English

latency noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈleɪt(ə)ntsi/
1

the state of existing but not being obvious or developed

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2

a measurement of delay in a system, especially the length of time it takes computer information to get from one place to another

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Definition latency in British English