I see this term used in video games when checking on the internet connection, but I dont understand completely. Can someone explain?
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you send a data packet to a remote computer and see how long it takes them to respond. specifically how long till you get the very first byte of the response back. this tells you what the lag time will be like. this is something inherent in the network connectivity and the only way to reduce it is by connecting to a server that is closer to where you are.
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