latency
NOUN
/leɪtənsi/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
latency is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1T1E1N1C3Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does latency mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.
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2
(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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3
The state of being not yet evident or active.
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