latency
nounHow to pronounce latency:
Definition of latency:
- latency (noun):
- the state of being not yet evident or active.
- the quality or state of being latent dormancy
Synonyms for latency:
abeyance
cold storage
coma
dormancy
inertia
latent period
moratorium
potential
potentiality
quiescence
reaction time
recession
response time
rotational latency
suspense
suspension
Antonyms for latency:
action
activity
beginning
commencement
completion
continuance
continuation
continuity
expression
go
introduction
opening
persistence
resumption
start
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- lancaster
- lafayette
- labyrinths
- laborous
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- kryptonite
- kristina
- kosciusko
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- kissimmee
- kinesics
- kinesha
- kimora
- kibitzer
- ketziah
- kerosene
- kennedy
- katana
- karyocyte
- karbala
- karate
- kangaroos
- kamoura
- kamila
- kamikaze
- kameron
- kamari
- kamahra
- kaibigan
- jurassic
- juniour
- junia
- julius
- julianne
- juggernaut
- judaism
- jovita
- joselyn
- jordana
- jollily
- jocoqui
- jittering
- jicama
- jianna
- jewellers
- jettison
- jessica
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