Latency
01
潜伏, 潜在性
a state where a quality or trait exists but is not actively expressed at the moment
例子
In education, a student 's talent might have latency, becoming more apparent as they progress through advanced coursework.
在教育中，学生的才能可能有潜伏期，随着他们在高级课程中的进步而变得更加明显。
Though she worked as part of a team, her natural leadership abilities remained in latency until she was given the opportunity to lead a project.
尽管她是团队的一员，但她的自然领导能力一直处于潜伏状态，直到她有机会领导一个项目。
02
the time interval between the presentation of a stimulus and the observable response to it
例子
The experiment measured the latency of a reflex action.
The latency of the reflex was shorter in younger participants.
03
(in computer science) the time required for a specific block of data on a storage medium to reach the read and write head
例子
The hard drive has a latency of 8 milliseconds per read.
Network latency can affect the performance of online games.
