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latency

[layt-n-see] / ˈleɪt n si /


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The team found that the processor could also become more capable by increasing the physical depth of its passive optical decoder without substantially increasing energy use or inference latency.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The location of these large, windowless buildings filled with beeping servers and cables also became important to latency – the time it takes for data to travel from its source to its destination.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“You don’t always have to send those routine tasks to the bigger model, but the router will continuously balance quality, latency, and cost,” Briski said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Arm’s core competency lies in latency and efficiency—which aligns well with hyperscaler needs,” Arcuri wrote.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

So does what is known as latency, the period of time that lapses between the moment one speaker stops talking and the moment the other speaker begins.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

“We are investigating increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services in the US-EAST-1 Region,” AWS said on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

“As technologies and networks advance, with better bandwidth and lower latencies, mobile devices will be able to download even higher-quality content,” said Panayiotis Gabrielides, a senior official at the telecom company involved in the project.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

"Consumers will experience gigabits-per-second throughputs and single-millisecond latencies," according to Verizon.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2016

In low earth orbit, with relatively low latencies, telerobotic systems can accomplish a great deal through direct manipulation.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2015

This is the way all our associations in life work together for good to develop our latencies, to strengthen our weak points.

From Happiness and Marriage by Elizabeth Towne




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