latencies
Hidden time gaps
Latencies is the plural of latency, the delay between an action and its response.
In computing, latency measures how long data takes to travel from source to destination: Network latencies were causing the video to buffer.
In medicine, latency refers to the dormant period before symptoms appear.
The word often appears in technical contexts where response time matters: We're working to reduce latencies across the system.
Period of falling behind
- holdupTheft by threat
- slowdownReduction in pace
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- response timeInterval before reacting
wait time · buffering · ping · jitter · timeout · queue time · processing time · round-trip
Thousandths of a second
- response timeInterval before reacting
- round-trip timeSend-and-response interval
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- throughputProcessing rate over time
bandwidth · timing · synchronization · offset · skew · drift · sampling rate
Prolonged winter dormancy
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- inactivityLack of movement
incubation · sleep state · idle state · standby · resting state · suppression · remission · subclinical
Kept out of sight
- unrealizedNot made actual
- untappedNot yet utilized
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
masked · suppressed · subclinical · asymptomatic · incubating · pre-symptomatic · lurking · undiscovered
lag
Period of falling behind
- holdupTheft by threat
- slowdownReduction in pace
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
wait time · response time · buffering · ping · jitter · timeout · queue time · processing time · round-trip · load time
milliseconds
Thousandths of a second
- response timeInterval before reacting
- round-trip timeSend-and-response interval
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
throughput · bandwidth · timing · synchronization · offset · skew · drift · sampling rate
hibernation
Prolonged winter dormancy
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- torporInactive, sluggish state
inactivity · incubation · sleep state · idle state · standby · resting state · suppression · remission · subclinical
hidden
Kept out of sight
- unrealizedNot made actual
- untappedNot yet utilized
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
concealed · masked · suppressed · subclinical · asymptomatic · incubating · pre-symptomatic · lurking · undiscovered · undetected
latenciesimmediacies
Present pressing matters
responsiveness · promptness · speed · quickness · simultaneity
latenciesmanifestations
Perceptible forms of something
expressions · activations · emergences · realizations · actualizations