What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Latency vs Lateness - What's the difference?

latency | lateness |

As nouns the difference between latency and lateness

is that latency is the state of being latent while lateness is the property of being late.

latency

English

(wikipedia latency)

Noun

(latencies)
  • The state of being latent.
  • (electronics) A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
  • (medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being latent) hiddenness, invisibility * lag (casual) * delay

    lateness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property of being late
    • His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.

    Anagrams

    *