Lag

:Other meanings: Insulation method. An Old lag is also a slang term for a long-term jail inmate. A computer networking acronym for link aggregate group.

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Lag often refers to delays experienced in computing communications, however it may also apply to written or other forms of communication.

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Within computing, Lag refers to the time taken for a packet of data to travel between the local computer, the destination and back again. (see: Ping)

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Whilst in the strictest sense every packet experiences lag, the term lag is implied to refer to noticeable delays to the user caused as a result of extended or unexpected delay. As the time taken for a packet to travel between a server in Italy and a client in Spain is likely to differ from a trip from Italy to Australia, it is possible that two users may experience different lags from the same source.

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