List of terms using the words "latent" or "latency"

Latent is used in:

Latent heat, the amount of energy released or absorbed by a substance during a change of phase
A latent geologic fault
Latent bud, a bud in some plants that remains a bud until favourable conditions appear
Virus latency, the "quiet" or dormant stage of life of a virus
Latent fingerprint
Latent Recordings, a record label
Latent variable

Latency is used in:

Latency (engineering), a time delay between the moment something is initiated and the moment its first effect begins
Latency (audio), the time delay in digital audio systems due to analog to digital conversions, processing and conversion back to analog
Memory latency and SDRAM latency, the amount of time a computer needs to wait to get data from RAM
Input lag, the latency between using an input device and the result being displayed
Communication lag or latency, the time taken for a packet of data to be sent by an application, travel and be received by another application
The latency stage, one of the five stages in child sexuality, according to Freud's psychosexual development
Clinical latency or incubation period, the time between exposure to a pathogenic organism, or chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent

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