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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslatencia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: laˈtensja
"Debemos reducir la latencia del sistema."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The delay between the initiation of something and its occurrence or receiving a response.
"High network latency can cause noticeable delays during video calls." - 2
The state of existing but not yet being manifest or developed; dormancy.
"The virus can remain in a state of latency for years before showing symptoms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'latentia', from 'latere' meaning 'to lie hidden or concealed'. Entering English in the 17th century as an adjective ('latent'), the noun form 'latency' evolved through scientific and psychological contexts before becoming a fundamental term in telecommunications and computing to describe delay.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Latency" is said worldwide
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latence
Transliteration: latãs
"La latence du réseau perturbe la communication."
Latenz
Transliteration: laˈtɛnt͡s
"Eine geringe Latenz ist für Online-Spiele entscheidend."
latenza
Transliteration: laˈtɛntsa
"La latenza della connessione è troppo alta."
latencia
Transliteration: laˈtensja
"Debemos reducir la latencia del sistema."
latência
Transliteration: laˈtẽsjɐ
"A latência da rede afetou a transmissão ao vivo."
विलंब
Transliteration: vilamb
"नेटवर्क में उच्च विलंबता के कारण वीडियो रुक गया।"
延迟
Transliteration: yán chí
"降低网络延迟可以改善游戏体验。"
지연 시간
Transliteration: ji-yeon si-gan
"네트워크 지연 시간이 길어지면 통화 품질이 떨어집니다."
レイテンシ
Transliteration: reiten-shi
"通信のレイテンシを最小限に抑える必要があります。"
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