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latency

[leyt-n-see] / ˈleɪt n si /


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“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

AMD’s approach focuses on throughput, or the number of tasks that can run at once, while Nvidia’s technique targets latency, or how quickly a task is done.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Encrypting data and routing it through remote servers can slow your connection and increase latency, especially during peak hours or if the server is far away.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

The controllers monitored everything and were ready to help in any way they could, but the communication latency between Hermes and Earth rendered them powerless to do anything but watch.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“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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