Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun latency

3 senses of latency

Sense 1
rotational latency, latency -- ((computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head)
       => time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

Sense 2
reaction time, response time, latency, latent period -- (the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it)
       => time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

Sense 3
latency -- (the state of being not yet evident or active)
       => potential, potentiality, potency -- (the inherent capacity for coming into being)