Netlag

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The delay arising from communication between networked computers. uncountable

    "Unknown thinking, typing, and netlag times make it impossible to tell [whether a participant in online chat is fully attentive]."

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"Unknown thinking, typing, and netlag times make it impossible to tell [whether a participant in online chat is fully attentive]."

Etymology

From net + lag.

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