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la⋅ten⋅cy

  [leyt-n-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. the state of being latent.
2. Computers. the time required to locate the first bit or character in a storage location, expressed as access time minus word time.
3. latent period.
Origin:
1630–40; lat(ent) + -ency

latent period

 
–noun
1. Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
2. Physiology. the interval between stimulus and reaction.
Also called latency.

Origin:
1830–40
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la·ten·cy   (lāt'n-sē)   
n.   pl. la·ten·cies
  1. The state or quality of being latent.
  2. Psychology The latency period.
  3. A latent period.
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Latency

La"ten*cy\, n. [See Latent.] The state or quality of being latent.

To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency. --Sir W. Hamilton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: la·ten·cy
Pronunciation: 'lAt-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : thequality or state of being latent; especially : the state or period of living or developing in a host without producing symptoms —used of an infective agent or disease latency of the virus causing herpes simplex>
2 : LATENCY PERIOD 1
3 : the interval between stimulation and response called also latent period
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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latency la·ten·cy (lāt'n-sē)
n.

  1. The state of being latent.
  2. In conditioning, the period of apparent inactivity between the time the stimulus is presented and the moment a response occurs.
  3. See latency phase.

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latency communications
1. The time it takes for a packet to cross a network connection, from sender to receiver.
2. The period of time that a frame is held by a network device before it is forwarded.
Two of the most important parameters of a communications channel are its latency, which should be low, and its bandwidth, which should be high. Latency is particularly important for a synchronous protocol where each packet must be acknowledged before the next can be transmitted.
(2000-02-27)

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