Glossary Entry: Lag
Definition
Lag refers to any undesirable slowness in a computer system. Examples include a drop in a game's frame rate, a delay in processing input, or a slow internet connection.
This is often caused by having the computer process too much information at once, but whatever the cause, it's a given that nothing infuriates users as much as unexpected lag.
This is often caused by having the computer process too much information at once, but whatever the cause, it's a given that nothing infuriates users as much as unexpected lag.
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