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latency

[leyt-n-see] / ˈleɪt n si /


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The speed with which that data moves between processors and memory chips governs the latency, or response time, for a query.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It’s a bottleneck in the sense that AI increasingly requires data to move at far higher speeds with lower latency, driving a supply shortage for the companies that make these connectivity products.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

When it comes to running AI models, delays, known as latency, and energy consumption are tied to moving data in and out of memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As you think about the transition to the edge and the move to agentic AI, latency and geography matter.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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




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