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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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latency 
(1) In networking, the time it takes for a data packet to get from one point to another. Together, latency and bandwidth determine the speed and capacity of a network.

(2) In a computer system, the time between initiating a request for data and the moment it begins to be received.


 
L 
L1 cache
L2 cache
L2TP
LAME
LAN
lane departure warning system
laser printer
latency
LBA
LCD
LCD TV
 
LCoS
LDAP
leased line
LED
letterbox
Liquid Audio
linearity
line-doubler/tripler/multiplier
line in
line out
Linux
 
Listserv
list server
lithium ion
lithium polymer
lossless compression
lossy compression
low-tire-pressure warning
lumens
luminance
LZW compression
  
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