What is Latency?

[Jakes]

The word Latency is used a lot on this forum. Please explane what does it mean.

Last 24 hours Last 7 days
Latency 604.00 mSec 590.00 mSec

 

[slimothy]

the time it takes for data to go from point a to point b

 

[slimothy]

"Latency 604.00 mSec 590.00 mSec", that means the data took an average of half a second to get to you, the m in mSec being milliseconds, not microseconds

 

[DaveBuchanan1337]

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