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What is Latency?

The time delay between sending a request and receiving a response, measured in milliseconds.

Latency measures the round-trip time for data to travel between source and destination. It is affected by physical distance, network congestion, routing hops, and processing time at each node.

Low latency is critical for real-time applications like gaming, video calls, and financial trading. CDNs, edge computing, and protocol optimization reduce latency.

Related Terms

Network Topology
The physical or logical arrangement of nodes and connections in a computer network, such as star, mesh, ring, or bus configurations.
Network Monitoring
The practice of continuously observing network infrastructure to detect failures, performance degradation, and security threats.
QoS (Quality of Service)
A set of techniques for managing network traffic to prioritize certain types of data and ensure performance for critical applications.
IP Address
A unique numerical label assigned to each device on a computer network for identification and communication.
DNS (Domain Name System)
A hierarchical naming system that translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses.
Network Segmentation
The practice of dividing a network into isolated segments to improve security, performance, and management.
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