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title: Latency
description: Latency is a factor that contributes to the time it takes for one party of interest to acknowledge receipt of data from another party. Latency is measured in milliseconds—1/1000th of a second. In real terms, Latency is the time that passes between the instant an event occurs and the instant an acknowledgment or reaction is made.
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# [Latency](https://blog.revation.com/best-call-center-terms-and-definitions-list/latency)

 Written by [Revation Systems](https://blog.revation.com/best-call-center-terms-and-definitions-list/author/revation-systems) | Nov 8, 2020 4:25:20 PM

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Latency is a factor that contributes to the time it takes for one party of interest to acknowledge receipt of data from another party. Latency is measured in milliseconds—1/1000th of a second. In real terms, Latency is the time that passes between the instant an event occurs and the instant an acknowledgment or reaction is made.

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