Latency
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The delay between a request for data and the moment it becomes available, particularly the time taken for stored data to reach a read/write head in computing.
“High latency on the server was causing frustratingly slow page load times for users.”
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la·ten·cy
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Ends in the common -ENCY suffix, A and E as the only vowels means Y acts as the final vowel
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The Y at the end provides a useful hook, C adds 3 points in a word of otherwise common letters
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