load times
App startup waits
Load times are the durations required for software, websites, or media to become ready for use.
The term appears most often in computing and gaming contexts, where users wait for content to appear: The load times on this game are brutal.
Faster hardware and optimization reduce load times.
Also called loading times.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- spinning wheelFiber-to-thread device
- delayEnforced waiting period
- processingSystematic operation on data
latency · optimization · pause · user experience · frame rate · freeze · efficiency · wheel · hourglass · watching paint dry · bandwidth · throughput · spinning · sigh · idle · speeds · lag · network latency
- design challengesscope creep, client feedback, feedback loops, team communication
- gaming datahigh scores, leaderboards, achievements, trophies, experience points
- graphics optimizationanti-aliasing, antialiasing, culling, level of detail, batching