netlag

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noun

The delay arising from communication between networked computers.

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Meanings

nounnetlag (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe delay arising from communication between networked computers.

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

    2002, Lori Kendall (quoting "henri"), Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and Relationships Online (page 26)
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    If our test script is deployed live on a faraway web server, with netlag we could fairly easily click the button twice before the response came back[…]

    2011, Jonathan Hayward, Django JavaScript Integration: AJAX and jQuery

Origin

From net + lag.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

netlag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlag

MLA

“netlag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netlag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlag.

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