1. Delay between an action and its effect, especially in data transmission or processing
   "High latency in online gaming can cause noticeable lag between a player's input and the game's response"
    
2. The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
   "The computer had minimal latency";
   - reaction time, response time, latent period
    
3. The state of being not yet evident or active
   "The latency of the virus made it difficult to detect in early stages"

Derived forms: latencies

Type of: interval, potency, potential, potentiality, time interval

Encyclopedia: Latency