%% date:: [[2022-09-28]], [[2022-09-29]] Parent:: [[Backend performance testing]] %% # [[Latency]] *How quickly does the system process and respond to requests?* Latency is a measure of the delay between two events, but what those events are is dependent on the context. In [[Backend performance testing]], latency could refer to: - the [[Response time]] between sending a request and receiving a response - the time it takes for a particular component, such as a database, to process a request - the delay due to network issues or inefficiencies