Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lag time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: lag -time
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time delay (latency) between the action of the user and the reaction of the server supporting the task, which requires resending to the client.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lag times (plural)

Questions

What does lag time mean?: The time delay (latency) between the action of the user and the reaction of the server supporting the task, which requires resending to the client.

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